Alafia River State Park « verdure
Alafia River State Park
Saturday, March 31st, 2012

In February we visited a new park, Alafia River State Park. The park, the site of an abandoned phosphate mine, is mainly for equestrian and mountain biking use, but there is one foot path.

The excavations from the mine have left pits and mounds, some of the hilliest terrain in the otherwise mostly flat state.

vines, ferns

A shy black crowned night heron, one of the few birds we saw on the walk.

eye

These may be juvenile assassin bugs and eggs.

eg

The excavation from the mining left fossils exposed that otherwise would be burried, so this was a good place to look for sharks teeth.

teeth

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