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 […]
Alligators are definitely the iconic animal of Everglades National Park. They can be seen all throughout the Southeastern United States, but there are probably not many better places to see them than the Everglades or the Big Cypress Swamp which borders it. The easiest place to see them is Anhinga […]
Everglades National Park, and especially Anhinga trail, is one of the best bird photography places to visit. There are a whole lot of different type of birds to see and all pretty use to people. The cormorants in particular are very used to the crowds and allow for a close […]
Over Spring Break when we visited Everglades National Park, I got the chance to spend a little time with this Osprey family down at the marino at Flamingo. There was a mother (I assume) and a chick on the nest. Dad was perched nearby on top of a pole keepin […]
On our way to Everglades National Park over Spring Break of this year, we stopped in Big Cypress National Preserve. We took an airboat ride where we saw the gator below slinking into the swamp. We also took a few of the short trails where I captured these flowers amid […]
A few more shots from Everglades National Park today. There is a good variety of photo opportunities including landscape, wildlife, etc. The one thing to be aware of is that the Everglades does not have the same kind of scenic vistas you expect from a lot of other national parks. […]
One of the most interesting things to me about the everglades is the variety of wildlife that can be seen there. South Florida and especially the Everglades is the only place that you can find both alligators and crocodiles living together. They don’t interact much though because alligators stick to […]