Today I started the day off at Eco Pond at sunrise where I did not photograph but rather just birded with a group of people I met there. I then proceeded to try and launch my canoe into the wet prarie region where I had been hiking yesterday evening but there was not enough water.  I decided to head over to Paurotis Pond since it was nearby and launch there.  The intersting thing about Paurotis Pond is that it is only open to boat launching when there is not a Wood Stork rookery on the far side.  Since it is still too early for the storks to start nesting I took advantage of it being open. After a very nice time on the lake I headed up to Royal Palm to hike and photograph along Gumbo Limbo Trail and Anhinga Trail. Both were rather successful and once again I met up with some people with whom I spent the evening photographing.