Loop Road Scenic Drive

A couple of weeks ago, our friends took us on a drive down Loop Road Scenic Drive in the Everglades. They promised lots of gators and other wildlife, and they didn’t disappoint! We just rolled down the window and took tons of photos as we drove down the road. Following are just a few of the many photos I took that day!

The next gator appears to have some sort of damage to his eye.

Such prehistoric looking creatures.

As promised, the other wildlife was fairly abundant, too. The following was actually 2 large snakes laying on top of each other. I would have needed a shorter lens to get all of the two snakes into one photo.

I “think” this bird is a Limpkin.

The last 3 photos were from my backyard. Gators abound everywhere in Florida! This one was slightly up on the bank of the lake, so I ran back inside to grab my camera. He was starting to slide back into the lake when I grabbed this photo of his large fish breakfast.

This large turtle was between the gator above and another gator in the middle of the lake. They weren’t paying the turtle much attention.

This mockingbird below was doing a little dance. It would take a few steps and raise its wings, take a few steps and raise its wings again. That went on for a long time.