This picture was taken at Flamingo on the Florida Bay. It is at the southern most tip of the mainland of Florida.
Fat Gator!
Everglades National Park Visitor Center
An endangered Wood Stork.
The hardwood hammock that this (and the next 2 pictures) are taken in is located next to the lake with the island of trees in the middle seen further down in this post.It is amazing how much the landscape varies with a few inches of change in the elevation here.
Climbing a Gumbo Limbo tree.
Basking in the sun.
Not the greatest photo, but this is a beautiful Purple Gallinule...you can click on the pic to get a larger view.
Tree Snail...unfortunately, these have been over-poached by collectors.
Cormorant
This is one of my favorite places to go for a walk...there are lots of days when the sky is incredibly blue here.
Although the Great Blue Heron is common in many places, the Everglades is the only place we've gotten so close to them.
Paurotis Pond- where we go to watch Roseate Spoonbills.
Anhinga drying off after a swim.
You never know who you'll walk with on the trails in Everglades National Park.
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