Freshwater Systems – WFJ – Everglades National Park

FRESHWATER SYSTEMS WEEKEND FIELD JOURNAL THREE

BY LIS G. CONTOLI

11/3/2018

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK

 

WEATHER

Temperature: 79° – 69° F

Cloudy and rainy

REFLECTION

     ​I think I was about nine years old when I first went to the Everglades and haven’t been there again until this time with NSU.  I arrived about forty five minutes prior to agreed time so I went to checkout the Visitor’s Center, where they have abundant information on the park and everything in it, plus they have a shop.  Once we were all there, we left and started our exploration of the Everglades National Park.  Florida is so amazingly beautiful!  I loved coming here and like all of the other trips, it was so interesting, informational, and fun.  I took endless pictures of everything in the park and I hope you enjoy looking at them.

 

Lots of spatterdocks floating.

Manatee.

 

 

Great Blue Heron.

 

Great Blue Heron.

 

Little Blue Heron. 

 

Crow.

 

American White Pelican.

 

ANHINGA. 

 

Turkey Vultures from afar.

 

 

 

 

Alligator.

ROSEATE SPOONBILL.

Green Heron.

 

White Ibis.

 

Pickerelweed.

 

Brown Watersnake.

 

 

Puss Caterpillar.

 

Dahoon Holly.

 

Easter Lubber Grasshopper.

 

Ocean Blue Morning Glory.

 

Climbing Aster.

 

Great White Heron.

 

Giant Swallowtail butterfly on a Pickerelweed plant.

 

Green Anole lizard.

 

Common Cooter underwater.

 

 

Brown Anole lizard.