Everglades National Park

The Everglades National Park, Florida
I had the privilege of visiting the Everglades National Park, and see the magnitude of wildlife in Florida. Ranging from birds, fish, turtle and even alligators. There are also deer and panthers, but I did not get to capture them on photo.

alligators just prowl the waters there!

here is a map of the Everglades, in the top right corner is the Main Visitor Center (YOU ARE HERE). You the follow the red road by car all the way down to the Florida Bay, Flamingo Visitor Center. Along the drive there are many places to stop and walk, take beautiful pictures which I will now share.

a pool of water, probably full of alligators

and here it looks like grass land, but you cannot see there is swamp under the grass

when you look at this map, the everglades has shrunk significantly in the last 30 years! humans have built and settled all around wildlife and reduced the flow of the natural water

a view from a plane

the anhinga bird

an anhinga nest

you can tell the difference between alligators and crocodiles, because the alligator has a much wider snout

alligator gar fish

anhinga

the Florida chicken turtle

baby Great Blue Heron

the wooden walkways, one can really enjoy the quiet of nature

a hungry gator!

an anhinga

a fat gator, relaxing on a log, he looks like he just ate

unfortunately gators fight for dominance, and looks like this gator paid the ultimate price

a raised walkway over a lagoon

Great Blue Heron

this is not a view I would like to see in the water! scary alligator

anhinga

Pine warbler

Florida redbelly turtle

I hope you enjoyed the wild life pictures of the Florida Everglades National Park, best time to visit is during the everglades "dry season", December through April. The temperature is from 10-21 Celsius, and everything is open in the park.

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