Deep South (2)

On the way back to Flamingo we had the last hour of light at the superb Royal Palm Anhinga/Gumbo Limbo (what a great name) trails. On the way we saw lots of Egrets and Herons at varying distances. Something made me stop at one pull in...glad I did!

Wood Stork

The views of the birds here are simply stunning. The evening light and the total lack of wind was helpful.

Wonder why they call it the Anhinga trail...

A fabulous bird...

A fellow grockle spotted this baby Alligator...

Then we all saw a larger one...

The tropical sunset and the superb wildlife was a wonderful start to our trip.

Then, an American Purple Gallinule put in an appearance just before dusk...

On our way back to the car we turned to see this group of Anhinga in the fading light. You can see why the native American Indians called them "Snake birds"

The Everglades...a fabulous place