We continued on south to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary operated by the Audubon Society. We had purchased tickets online last night for the 1pm time slot. They only allow so many people at a time on the boardwalk. The boardwalk is a 2.25 mile loop through the swamp (a lot of which is dry this time of year) where you can see birds and animals in their natural habitats up close.
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| It was very warm and the sun was intense. |
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| A lot of beautiful Bromeliad in the trees. |
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| About a 4 ft brown snake |
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| Egret |
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| Alligator |
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| a little alligator |
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| And another alligator |
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| I almost had Darrell convinced it wasn't real because it did not move or even blink. |
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| A Turtle |
It was amazing.
The Birds we saw:
Tri-colored Heron
Great Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Yellow-Crowned Heron
Green Heron
Night Heron
Egret
Great White Egret
White Ibis
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Carolina Wren
Grey Catbird
Northern Cardinal
Grackle
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swallow-tailed Kite
Black and White Warbler
Northern Mockingbird
And Anhinga sitting on a nest of fluffy white chicks
I was able to identify a lot of these with my Merlin Bird ID by sound.
Afterwards we drove on south to Everglades City where we had dinner at the Diving Pelican Restaurant and spent the night at Everglades City Motel.
It was a great day.
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