Sunday, February 26, 2017

Wildlife Refuge

A few good sightings in the Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge: two alligators, two yellow-crowned night herons, and a green heron.   One gator and one of the yellow-crowns were on the Indigo Trail (specifically at the observatory).  The remainder were on Wildlife Drive.


We watched the gator exit the water and pose in a J shape with cactus arms:
 

The left rear leg had a ragged chunk out of it, as if bitten.


Nearby, on the other side of the walkway, we saw a yellow-crowned night heron which was very busy preening.




Green Heron






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