We spent the holiday weekend in Gainesville and I made 3 trips to Sweetwater Wetlands Park (on my own each morning and with the hole family Sunday evening). The highlight was definitely a mama gator with approximately 20 babies that was right next to a boardwalk. At one point there […]
Tag: American Alligator
Gator Growls at the Circle B Bar
This morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve the Gators were growling. They were very active calling out to each other and swimming around. Those were definitely the highlights of the day although I got a few other good shots also. This was right after sunrise. Might have to turn […]
Everglades Alligator Farm
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 […]
Gators in the Glades
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. […]
Circle B Sunrise and Vibrating Gator
A quick post today with a few shots from the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland. Whenever I go my goal is to make it out to Lake Hancock for the sunrise as I have seen a few of the best sunrises I have ever seen from there. This morning […]
Cypress Rainbow Sunrise and Gator Mating Call
After the parks opened up I was able to make a couple of trips to Lakeland to the Circle C Bar Reserve. One morning I caught a little rain at sunrise which allowed for this awesome double rainbow. Later, a bunch of the male alligators were doing there mating calls […]
Gator Crossing at Circle B Bar
I have been able to make 2 trips to the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland over the last two weeks and have a bunch of new photos to share. Unfortunately I missed the shot of a bobcat crossing in front of me. However, I have a bunch of really […]
Alligators in the Everglades
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 […]
Big Cypress and the Everglades
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 […]
Everglades National Park
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. […]