Where yesterday the alligators were very shy and didn't let you come close, these seem to pose for pictures. We stopped counting about 6. Also saw baby ones, and snakes.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Swamp Tour
Today we took a swamp tour. A two hour boat ride through lake martin. This lake has been surrounded by a dike so that it does not dry out. Thus it preserves the bald cypress/ Tupelo tree swamp habitat.
Where yesterday the alligators were very shy and didn't let you come close, these seem to pose for pictures. We stopped counting about 6. Also saw baby ones, and snakes.
A big area in this lake is set aside as a Rookery for birds and it was packed. From the perimeter road you could see hundreds of birds. These are breeding and will fly away in june-july. roseated spoon bills, great egrets, small blue herons, snowy egrets are what we saw.
Where yesterday the alligators were very shy and didn't let you come close, these seem to pose for pictures. We stopped counting about 6. Also saw baby ones, and snakes.
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Those alligators look intimidating! yikes!!!
ReplyDeletewe kept our hands inside the boat.
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