A Morning at Six Mile Cypress Slough

Earlier this week, I spent the morning with a good friend at Six Mile Cypress Slough (pronounced “sloo”). The slough is over 3,400 acres of wetland in the middle of Ft. Myers. If you’ve never been, it is such a surprise to find this in the middle of the city. There is a boardwalk that allows you to walk through the wetlands to view many species of wildlife and plants. While these photos were not taken on Sanibel Island, it’s just a few miles inland, and I wanted to share the natural beauty of the slough.

This pretty hawk waited while I changed lens to get a better photo.

The big gator below was resting on a log with his from foot just touching the still water. The mirror reflection made it look as if he is holding hands with another gator.

The gator below was very relaxed, but also kept an eye out.

Across the water, there were two Anhinga nests with both pair of Anhingas watching over the nests.

We saw two Black-Crowned Night Herons. They are so shy that I usually only see them sitting very still behind some leaves on a branch. One of these two kept its back to me, but the one moved slowly around trying to find some breakfast. They are bigger than I expect them to be. I love the colors on them.

Note to self . . . when a tree grows up through the roof, there is a solution . . . of sorts.