One of the many highlights of living in the Keys is having Everglades National Park about a mile north of us.
But that’s the water portion of the park – to get to the swamp and landside parts you have to drive an hour north up through the mainland with all of the crazy mainland drivers!
Welcome To The Park
Mom and Dad are all smiles as we enter the park
No Fence!
Mom poses, despite the huge gators sitting in the grass about 10 feet behind her
Rough Day
Somebody had a rough day
What?
Did I just poop on myself?
Mister Blue Eyes
Beautiful blue eyes on this Cormorant
Did Someone Say Fish?
This Great Blue Heron is keeping a sharp eye out for a snack
Zonked Out
This alligator picked a weird place for a nap
Some Days You’re The Fish
Some days you’re the predator, some days you’re the prey! We watched this Anhinga spear this fish, pull him out of the water, and swallow him whole
Flamingo
I didn’t see a single Flamingo here
Home Sweet Home
This osprey keeps an eye on the kids
Eagle er… Osprey Eyes
Keeping an eye out for lunch
Land Of The Dwarves
A couple of big dwarves!
Dwarf Jeeperz
It’s been a long time since we took a ‘Jeeperz with a sign’ photo
A fitting end
This gorgeous sunset at Gilbert’s was a fitting end to the day.
