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My first visit to Everglades National Park….it’s about time. The third largest national park in the continental U.S. Called the “river of grass”, it is a protected ecosystem containing wetlands, forests, and wildlife.
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For bird photographers, it is a real paradise. I’ve posted some of the species found in the park below. The image above is the Black-crowned night heron.
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The Green heron, patiently waiting to spot its next meal.
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The Great blue heron.
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The Little blue heron.
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The Great egret.
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The White ibis (juvenile).
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The Anhinga (female).
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The Purple gallinule. Watching them skip over lilly pads is entertaining.
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Its’s not all wading birds in the Everglades. There are many species of birds including the Barred owl.
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The Everglades offers wonderful landscape scenes as well as all of the birds. This early morning image was taken from the boardwalk near the Royal Palm Visitor Center,
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Couldn’t leave out one of the frequently sighted inhabitants of the park, the alligator.
Whoa… now that’s a lot of variation in species of birds. What an inspiring post to do more bird photography.
Beautiful photos! Especially the sunrise/set ???? I’ve always wanted to visit here when my Dad was alive & lived in FL
Thanks Mike P!
Thanks Erika T! That’s a sunset, by the way.