Tag: Myakka River State Park
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Pink
To northern eyes tired with dreary colors and wintry whites and greys, the sighting of a Roseate Spoonbill all resplendent in its pink feathers is such a welcome visual treat in Florida. The bare greenish head and broad flattened bill that it swishes around underwater or through shallow mud looking for small fish and crustaceans…
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Gator Gal
If you’re an unlucky photographer like I was at southwest Florida’s Myakka River State Park, this is what happens: dozens and dozens of alligators suddenly appear – basking on the shores and slithering in the waters around you, but you’re trapped in an airboat in the third seat from the side of the vessel –…