One of the things that is pretty much required when you visit the Everglades area is an airboat ride. We have tried several over the years and decided to try Everglades Alligator Farm which is not far from the main park entrance, The airboat ride was ok. Not really any […]
We saw 8 total snakes on our trip and at least one every day except for our final day. On our first stop at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Jordan spotted a small watersnake swimming across the canal before we even made it to the boardwalk. Not too far down […]
Gators are what the Everglades ecosystem is all about. They help create water holes in teh dry season which helps sustain life in the Glades. We saw a lot of gators plus one american crocodile. South Florida is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles lives together. […]
Of course one of the things the Everglades are is known for is the birding. We saw a bunch of cool birds including several Barred Owls and some Swallow-tailed Kites. I was able to get my best kite photos so far. We also saw a lot of the normal water […]
One of the highlights for me of our trip to Everglades National Park was getting to photograph the Milky Way for the first time in Florida. It definitely takes a little work, some practice, and some luck with the weather. I made another attempt in the Big Cypress National Preserve […]
This year for spring break we travelled to South Florida and visited several National Parks/preserves and a state park plus Corkscrew Sanctuary. We saw a lot of alligators, some cool birds, 8 snakes including a Pygmy rattlesnake and a young water moccasin and a ribbon snake trying to eat a […]
After leaving the rocket launch this AM, I had an hour and a half until sunrise and decided to head up to the Safety Harbor pier as I had not been there in awhile. It worked out pretty good timing wise and I was able to photograph a nice left […]
Took a trip out to Fort Desoto for the first time in awhile this morning. There have been some changes. They actually lock the gate now so you can’t get in until they man the toll booth at 7 AM. I had to backtrack to find a different sunrise location […]
Took a quick trip to Weedon Island on Saturday afternoon since the weather was so nice. It was good to get the family out of the house for awhile. The most interesting sighting was a gopher tortoise eating a banana peel. There were also a ton of the mangrove crabs. […]
The Circle B Bar Reserve has become my go to place for nature photography. It is about 45 minutes or so from my house, but well worth the drive. There are a variety of habitats including the nice oak hammock seen below and a lot of swampy area great for […]