One of the less known parts of DuPuis is the Powerline Grade along the eastern perimeter. A one way trip is 13 miles long and can be traveled on foot, bike, horse, or car. As the name implies, the shellrock road parallels high tension power lines running south from the FPL Indiantown plant. The southern half of the road runs between a canal (with many resident alligators) and the adjacent Corbett WMA. You may also see otters, deer, birds and various Florida fauna. Bringing your camera is recommended. Happy caching!
The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is a seabird found along coastal and inland waterways from Florida to Alaska. The subspecies found in the southeastern US is called the Florida Cormorant. These birds eat fish which they catch by diving.
Cormorants do not have waterproof feathers and are thus often seen drying off in the sun. This behavior can lead to cormorants being confused with anhingas, another seabird with black feathers that must also dry its feathers in the sun. Anhingas are generally smaller than cormorants and have a long, slender neck. The two birds also have very different beaks: anhingas have a pointed beak while cormorants have hooked beak.