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Everglades National Park


Everglades = Alligators

 
At the Royal Palm turnoff there are a huge variety of birds to see.
Here is a black vulture. They also like to sit on cars!

 
The cormorant is common here. On the right is a cormorant and a
great white egret.

 
Alligators are everywhere. Probably a bad place to go swimming!

 
White ibis like to hunt for small prey near the water's edge.

 
A great blue heron watches for small fish to swim by then harpoons
them with his long, sharp bill.


Here a little blue heron waits for an opportunity to catch a fish.

 
A green heron takes a break along the shallow water.

 
An anhiga dries it's feathers. Cormorants will also hold their wings
out to dry off.

 
A turtle warms itself in the morning sun.

 
A younger alligator also likes to warm up in the morning sun.

 
Here is a beautiful air plant growing in a tree.

 
The Anhinga trail at Royal Palm is where most of the photos above
were taken. The Gumbo Limbo trail is on a wooded hammock and
is named for the gumbo limbo tree. Photos from this trail follow:

 
Tree snails can be found along this trail. This specimen is about
2-1/2 inches long.

The following are "One Square Inch" ™ photos taken along the trail:
  

 

 

For more information from the National Park Service web site click here

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