Florida pictorial

Simon Plat, Marc van der Aa
Dates: 12-05-2001 till 21-05-2001
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Everglades National Park

The famous Everglades NP is almost boring when entering from Homestead. Birding is great at the ponds along the road to Flamingo and at the Anhinga Trail. They warn about mosquitoes from June onward but may was just as bad. Some spots, including the campground were almost impossible to bird or to be out of your car for only a few minutes. Highlights were Broad-winged Hawk, Bald Eagle, Limpkin, Solitary Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper and Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow.
When entering the Everglades from Homestead you see vast grasslands with some scattered trees, almost boring. But the pond and Rookeries are great for birding. Unfortunately the musquitos are more than a nuisance.
Don't let the birds make you forget about all the rest! The Everglades is a dangerous place filled with alligators. This one was pretty close to the shore and snoared at us as we approached too close.
Turkey Vulture
Fortunately the law in the Everglades is enforced by just the right indivuduals. But I guess this Turkey Vulture wouldn't have mind a small part of our breakfast.
Double-crested Cormorant
At Anhinga Trail birds allow for extreme close approach. This Double-crested Cormorant didn't even mind a little pat on the back.
Great Blue Heron (white fase)
Another confiding bird, this white form if Great Blue Heron, that can only be found in the southern parts of Florida especially in the Everglades.

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