Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary - Part 3

The final images  from Corkscrew Swamp

A Little Blue Heron

Another Anhinga drying out

We came to a pond with a mother alligator and at least twenty baby alligators.

Another young alligator nearby

A frog hanging out near the boardwalk

Another Red-bellied woodpecker nest

Limpkin

Black-crowned Night Heron

We noticed these two young alligators on a log.

Then an Anhinga decided it wanted this spot and started to poke at one of the alligators.

Then it poked more insistently.

This got the gator quite agitated.

The gator finally gave up and relocated behind the other gator.

Yet another dragonfly

We were lucky to glimpse a couple of River Otters.

This tree appeared to be trying to eat the boardwalk railing.

A green Anole

More pretty flowers

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary - Part 2

More images from Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Because of the moisture and humidity, lots of plants were covered with beads of water.

Off-roaders may recognize the High-Lift jack being used to support a corner of the boardwalk.

A couple of bromeliads

A Green Heron that was waiting very still for some prey to get too close

A Great Egret

A Red-shouldered Hawk checking us out

Immature White Ibis

Another dragonfly

A couple of resting alligators

A couple of typical swamp views

This tree appears to have been strangled by vines.

We were surprised to see this non-native Muscovy Duck with somebody else's egg.

A male Anhinga drying its wings

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary - Part 1

East of Bonita Springs in southwest Florida, the Audubon Society operates the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.  We spent part of a day viewing scenery and wildlife along their 2.25 mile boardwalk.

Near the visitor's center we spotted a couple of very colorful birds.

Male Northern Cardinal

Male Painted Bunting

Since most of the sanctuary is swampy terrain, the path is a raised boardwalk.

Pretty blossom along the trail

Female Red-bellied Woodpecker

Male Red-bellied Woodpecker

Bee near Pickerel Weed

Epiphytes were common given the soggy ground conditions.
(Epiphytes are non-parasitic plants using other plants as a place to grow.)

Catbird

Dragonfly

A couple different types of lichen

Another wildflower

More epiphytes

Pretty blossoms

The Buttonbush has interesting clusters of flowers.