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PHOTO: ST. AUGUSTINE ECO TOURS Late Afternoon Birding Delight Eco- Boat Tour from Marineland Twilight Birding Ecotour from Marineland FRIDAY 3 TO 5 P.M. Price: $55 | Min/Max No of People: 3/5 | Difficulty Level: Undemanding The ambient twilight as the sunsets unveils a natural landscape void of human development. Point your cameras at the wonders of nature under the best natural lighting of the festival or just enjoy some of the most natural landscapes in coastal Florida aboard the “Ripple Effect One.” This unique vessel has no propeller as you glide across the water with an ease of mind knowing wildlife is safe from injury by propeller strikes. Meeting Location: Ripple Effect Ecotours’ headquarters, 101 Tolstoy Lane Guide: Ripple Effect Ecotours Meeting Location: Ripple Effect Ecotours’ headquarters, 101 Tolstoy Lane Guide: Ripple Effect Ecotours SATURDAY 5:30 TO 7:30 P.M. Price: $55 | Min/Max No of People: 3/5 | Difficulty Level: Undemanding This ecological trip explores birds and the biodiversity of the National Estuarine Research Reserve and the 40,000 acres of pristine coastal habitat in the Matanzas Basin south of St. Augustine. Traverse otherwise unreachable areas like tidal creeks of the Pellicer Flats, the natural coquina rock outcroppings and the very shallow Matanzas Inlet, a stopover for migratory birds, sea turtles, the Florida Manatee and the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin. Mid-Morning Birds in Flight Boat Eco-tour Good Morning Birding by Boat Ecotour from Marineland Meeting Location: Ripple Effect Ecotours’ headquarters, 101 Tolstoy Lane Guide: Ripple Effect Ecotours Meeting Location: Ripple Effect Ecotours’ headquarters, 101 Tolstoy Lane Guide: Ripple Effect Ecotours SUNDAY 10 A.M. TO NOON SATURDAY 10 A.M. TO NOON Price: $55 | Min/Max No of People: 3/5 | Difficulty Level: Undemanding This ecological trip explores birds and the biodiversity of the National Estuarine Research Reserve; 14 miles of pristine coastal habitat in the Matanzas Basin south of St. Augustine. Price: $55 | Min/Max No of People: 3/5 | Difficulty Level: Undemanding Explore the far reaches of some of the best birding habitats in the Northeast Florida on the “Ripple Effect 1,” an alternative “super yacht tender.” This unique vessel has no propeller as you glide across the water with an ease of mind knowing wildlife is safe from injury by propeller strikes. Bring your tri-pod and set up for the morning glory and your birding paradise. 33