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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

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.

rain lilies

pondhawk eyes

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.

mud

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

song

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

bittern

hopper

lantana

lantana

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

red

palm warbler

palm

white pelican, with a cormorant behind

white pelican

metallic leopard frog

leopard

ladybug love

southern water snake

slither

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