Well, I spent some time yesterday looking through my house for the pictures of the Everglades that I took on my 2001 trip to no avail.
We did see alligators reasonably close up, which means that we saw them in some wetlands from a trail from a safe distance of several feet.
I also recall seeing a couple of herons close up. We had just turned onto one of the dirt roads off of U.S. Rte 41 to drive north. Just after we turned, I saw a couple of herons standing in some water. I stopped the car, at first wanting to try to get a picture. They were pretty close, perhaps 5 to 7 feet away. I decided that this was not one of those photo moments because I did not want to risk having them fly away. Instead, I watched the herons go about there business for a couple of minutes. The image if forever etched in my mind. We drove away after a couple of minutes not wanting to disturb them.
Here are some links where you may go to view Everglades wildlife:
1. A page with wildlife photographs at the Friends of the Everglades webpage, and
2. The Everglades National Park maintains a wildlife image gallery that may be found here.
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