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2016 Everglades National Park - Florida

Images of Everglades National Park – Southern Florida, taken in October 2016.

Everglades National Park encompasses the entire southern tip of Florida and is bordered to the east by the Miami metropolitan area. This is an area that is unlike any other in the world; a slow moving flow of fresh water from the north through a sawgrass marsh to Florida Bay where it meets the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean. Unlike a swamp the movement of the water is constant and is why this area is known as the “River of Grass”.

The area is rich with wildlife; alligators and crocodiles are the largest park predators and birds of all kinds are present with egrets and herons being the most noticeable. When I visited in the past there was much more wildlife visible but I still saw alligators and manatees this time around and was lucky enough to catch a baby alligator in a pond while hiking a trail.
The “River of Grass” stretches to the horizon in Everglades National Park
The “River of Grass” stretches to the horizon in Everglades National Park
A mangrove key in the Florida Bay near Flamingo in Everglades National Park
A mangrove key in the Florida Bay near Flamingo in Everglades National Park
Great Egret catches a fish in Everglades National Park
Great Egret catches a fish in Everglades National Park
A Great Egret takes flight with a fish in its bill in Everglades National Park
A Great Egret takes flight with a fish in its bill in Everglades National Park
Sawgrass and Dwarf Cypress trees in Everglades National Park
Sawgrass and Dwarf Cypress trees in Everglades National Park
Alligator on the edge of a pond in Everglades National Park
Alligator on the edge of a pond in Everglades National Park
Alligator in the low brush in Everglades National Park
Alligator in the low brush in Everglades National Park
Dragonfly sits on a branch in Everglades National Park
Dragonfly sits on a branch in Everglades National Park
Freshwater marsh of sawgrass in Everglades National Park
Freshwater marsh of sawgrass in Everglades National Park
Pond in Everglades National Park
Pond in Everglades National Park
Large grasshopper in Everglades National Park
Large grasshopper in Everglades National Park
Close-up of the freshwater marsh in Everglades National Park
Close-up of the freshwater marsh in Everglades National Park
Baby alligator in a small pond in Everglades National Park
Baby alligator in a small pond in Everglades National Park
Dwarf Cypress in Everglades National Park
Dwarf Cypress in Everglades National Park
Slash pine trees in Everglades National Park
Slash pine trees in Everglades National Park
Manatee in Florida Bay at Flamingo in Everglades National Park
Manatee in Florida Bay at Flamingo in Everglades National Park
Manatee surfaces in Florida Bay in Everglades National Park
Manatee surfaces in Florida Bay in Everglades National Park
Flowers in the sawgrass in Everglades National Park
Flowers in the sawgrass in Everglades National Park
Lilly pads on a pond in Everglades National Park
Lilly pads on a pond in Everglades National Park
Cypress island in the sawgrass in Everglades National Park
Cypress island in the sawgrass in Everglades National Park
Alligator in a pond in Everglades National Park
Alligator in a pond in Everglades National Park
Alligator moves through plants on the surface of a pond in Everglades National Park
Alligator moves through plants on the surface of a pond in Everglades National Park
Close-up of an alligator in Everglades National Park
Close-up of an alligator in Everglades National Park
Seagull in Everglades National Park
Seagull in Everglades National Park
Lilly pads in a pond in Everglades National Park
Lilly pads in a pond in Everglades National Park