Way back in early April we went to Alligator Lake. My pictures are the birds and the second snake and the others are Mike’s.

It was dewey in the morning and the rain lilies were out.

The water has remained higher than our visits in previous years. Joining back to the main loop trail around the lake, two large alligators were sunning on the trail. Luckily they went back to the water. Then we found two snakes. This patient one I think is a mud snake.

this song sparrow (?), had no trouble hopping along on top of the water plants

we peeked at this hunting bittern for several minutes trying to get a clear shot

lantana

female red-winged blackbird, who looks very different than the nearly all black male

palm warbler

white pelican, with a cormorant behind

metallic leopard frog

southern water snake

We’ve had a green iguana kicking it in one of the trees outside the master bedroom windows for a few days this week. This is about their northern limit. We’ve only seen one other iguana, which really was green, two or three years ago.