We visited the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge this AM. We did not get there until around 11 AM, so we missed most of the morning activities of nature and found too many visitors (they talk way too much!). I was hoping to see some alligators and snakes; however, only sited two alligators. I am sure that there were more that were nicely camouflaged by the dense foliage. We did watch several Great Blue Herons building nests. We also sited several Pileated Woodpeckers and Hawks.Pileated Woodpecker
Julia Heliconian
Zebra Longwing Butterfly
Giant Airplant
Great Blue Heron looking for nesting materials
Red Shouldered Hawk (?)
A highly camouflaged Alligator
Snake Bird
Water Lillies
White Peaccock Butterfly
Red Shouldered Hawk (?)
9 comments:
Lots of good shots there, Joe.
I trust that you were up on a boardwalk when mixing it with the Alligator.
Florida is a awesome destination for wildlife huh?
Great efforts...
Denis,
There are boardwalks for the Cypress swamp; however, there the first alligator shot was along a trail tat passed a pond. The second alligator shot was difficult to capture because the specimen was across the pond. The shot is cropped.
Yen,
We have our share of critters.
Absolutely amazing, and I thought your interest in photos was only for Mr. Jackson. Remind me to tell you about my days in the Glades.
Mags,
My interest are with Mr. James Brown.
Is he buried yet?
Great photos! Felt as if I was on the tour.
Alan,
Thanks for stopping By!
I add you to my blogroll.
Joe, you really do very nice work!Beautiful shots,
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