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Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge

We spent Tuesday morning touring the wildlife refuge on an open tram. The number of birds there was amazing. I'm not sure I've identified them correctly, so I'd appreciate corrections or additions to the pictures. Just leave a comment. Because we were on a tram and only got off once (where there weren't any birds), I don't have any close-ups of the birds.
The guide told us this was the oldest tree on the island.
The guide told us this was the oldest tree on the island.		 A giant egret
A giant egret		 Mangrove roots
Mangrove roots		 The view to our right on the tram
The view to our right on the tram		 The view to our left on the tram
The view to our left on the tram
A brown pelican spreading his wings
A brown pelican spreading his wings		 White pelicans
White pelicans		 More birds
More birds		 Smaller birds
Smaller birds		 Birds feeding
Birds feeding
An osprey
An osprey		 White mangrove
White mangrove		 Black mangrove
Black mangrove		 Andy, the guide, explaining the difference between white, red and black mangroves
Andy, the guide, explaining the difference between white, red and black mangroves		 The viviparous fruit of the red?? mangrove
The viviparous fruit of the red?? mangrove
Growth on a dead tree
Growth on a dead tree		 Mangrove roots in the water
Mangrove roots in the water		 Part of our group
Part of our group		 Great blue herons
Great blue herons		 A bird
A bird
Solitary bird, an ibis?
Solitary bird, an ibis?

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