Swamp Creatures

Wonderful Everglades

When we saw the road signs  “watch for alligators” we knew we were on our way through alligator, mosquitos and panther (?) country. There is a very large panther (or what we call mountain lion) reserve down here. So not only did the signs say watch for alligators also…large cat crossing! The everglades are part tundra and marshy swamp. There is a wide variety of birds… 34 types of Swans, ducks and Geese, 15 types of wadding birds, Swifts and Hummingbirds, Goatsuckers (yes that's right...who knew!), Shore birds, Gulls and Turns,  Kingfishers, Flamingos, Owls, Woodpeckers, and too many Passerine birds to mention...of course we only saw a few of the wadding birds but... amazing to watch. We did actually see a few alligators too, one was sunning itself on the grassy banks and a few others swimming in the clear waters…. Looking for some lunch. Hey Mark step back! There are also a variety of snakes, like the cotton mouth viper…thankfully we didn’t get to see any of those. We did see some houses on the outskirts of the main wildlife reserve and wondered what life on the everglades was like…can't say it would be somewhere I would like to retire. There were a few acres along the way for sale and Mark was wondering as a realtor how you would word the ad… Lovely water edge property, teeming with vegetation and wildlife, great for bird watcher…not for the faint of heart! We made it out of the Everglades and off to Spring Hill and our friends at Wally World (aka Walmart). After a suprising restful night…one of the quietest Walmarts we have been too…except for the one in Drumheller Alberta, We got a knock on our door and it was…hey Zack a Jehova  Witness…nice to know they make bus calls too! After listening to the Gospel of Mark…Zack had a few questions to take back to his elders! But all good, just might be a few more than 144,000 getting into heaven is all. 

Everglade Marshlands