Monday, May 18, 2009

Plants and Animals

What would a trip to Florida be without seeing a few alligators and flamingos and exotic, tropical plants. Today we went to a nearby attraction that had all that and more, including this red-eyed guy (or gal). Then we drove quite a way to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary planning on taking the hike and seeing some birds and other wildlife. I should have suspected something was amiss when I saw that the colorfully blooming butterfly garden was absent of flutter, then the guy at the desk confirmed it. "You haven't heard, have you?" Apparently the swamp has dried up and all of the wading birds have flown away as well as most of the other birds. Maybe today's rain that forced us back to the hotel early will help. Here are some reptilian animals from the Everglades Wonder Garden.


And in this . . . plants on animals?

1 comment:

Tootie said...

That is a unique picture of the turtle and reflection of the plants.