Me, in front of the information place:
It was gorgeous!
We had a bird checklist, so when we saw something new, we could narrow down its possible identity:
We saw plenty of black vultures flying around; this guy was resting:
More scenery:
Some ibis walking around:
We stopped at a grocery store and had a picnic lunch near the preserve:
At another location, we found many armadillos! This guy was walking on the path, following behind us:
The armadillo is in the background:
This cute little raccoon was foraging around:
Crocodile! (Or, alligator; I can't tell)
There were many different habitats, so we got to see a variety of birds. Many of them were small and fast-moving, so no pictures. Luckily trees don't move!
Another armadillo, walking on the boardwalk:
And a snake on the boardwalk!
We stayed there all day, and returned to our car after dark. As the sun was setting, here's an egret. I loved how you can see his reflection.
We hated to disturb this egret, but he was perched on the side of a bridge we needed to cross.
Searching, mostly unsuccessfully, for more birds:
But we did see a squirrel:
This picture gives an idea of how dark it was. We didn't get him on camera, but we saw a black rail here:
Rails are quite elusive, so this was very exciting!Me, close to the car:
And with that, we returned home after a long but successful day of birding.
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