Shark Valley

Today, Jennifer, Elan, Greg, David, and myself went to Shark Valley (the northern entrance the the Everglades National Park). It was a beautiful day with a high of 70, a 6 MPH wind, 55% humidity, and an overcast. We walked 6 miles of the loop. We will return with our bikes next time and ride the entire loop. We saw nature galore with my highlight being the observation of Alligator Gar jumping out of the water. Unfortunately, I did not get a shot of this exhibited behavior. We observed many Alligators of all sizes, with some being just a few feet from the path. I was excited to see a Roseate Spoonbill from a distance.

Great Blue Heron

Two American Alligators

Great White Egret

Tri-Colored Heron

Two turtles

A Tri-Colored Heron nestled in front of an Alligator

Night Heron

Snake Bird/American Anhinga chick in a nest

Two Alligators sunning on the shoreline

A Snake Bird/American Anhinga swimming for prey

An Alligator sunning with two Turtles

Great Blue Heron with a Limpkin in the background

Elan, Jennifer, and Greg looking at an Alligator

Wood Stork

Ferns growing on a Palmetto Palm

A fern growing in a limestone hole

Great White Egret with his breeding plumage

David voguing next to a 7' Alligator

Me with the 7' Alligator

A Moth spreading the pollen amongst the wild flowers

Alligator Snapping Turtle

A dozen baby Alligators

Soft Shelled Turtle

David, Elan, Greg, and Jennifer

A Great Blue Heron eating a fish

An Alligator resting in the water pipe

A pollen covered Bee/Wasp

Two pollen covered Bee/Wasps

A Beatle on wild flower

6 baby Alligators

Snake Bird/American Anhinga

The threesome: Great Blue Heron, Great White Egret, and a Wood Stork

Roseate Spoonbill

Limpkin

2 baby Alligators sunning themselves