Morning at Everglades Nat'l Park (big post)

traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
edited October 21, 2008 in Wildlife
This was my first few hours at Everglades Park and it was pretty productive - the raptors come last...

The vultures were just waking up and not yet soaring...
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There were pretty little birds and other critters...
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then the fiercer creatures...
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my first peregrine, i believe...(2 for show)
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3 red tails (different places)
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and a red-shouldered hawk on a stick...

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Hope you enjoyed - I did. Not a bad three hour jaunt....Regards..Keith
Beam me outta here!:winkKT

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2008
    Wow. Terrific set of images Keith clap.gifclap.gif
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  • grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2008
    Wonderful series of shots.
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  • JenGraceJenGrace Registered Users Posts: 1,229 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2008
    Wonderful! clap.gif Did you go on an airboat ride?
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2008
    Spectacular! I'd go just for the raptors, especially the peregrine!
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  • CatoCato Registered Users Posts: 287 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2008
    Wonderful, lovely shots! clap.gif I especially like that you got the black vulture agape. :D
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  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2008
    Thanks Dan, Adam, Steve & Cato...
    your kind comments greatly appreciated.

    Regards...Keith
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2008
    Jen...

    Nope, just a car with a driver trying to stay on the road while scanning nearby trees for telltale bumps! Just drove through part of the park for about 2.5 hours before I had to start back.

    I do, however, want to go on an airboat ride sometime in the next couple of months - i suspect it would be much fun...

    Regards...Keith
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  • zackerzacker Registered Users Posts: 451 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2008
    i love it there, cant wait to go back.. with real equipment now.. lol theres much to see in the park, much!!

    Excellent pics..love the Falcons and Hawks!!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2008
    Looks like a productive trip Keith, love those raptor captures. clap.gif
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  • nrmdisknrmdisk Registered Users Posts: 182 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2008
    Very nice! Great series of shots!
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  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2008
    Very nice setthumb.gif
    traunerk wrote:
    This was my first few hours at Everglades Park and it was pretty productive - the raptors come last...

    The vultures were just waking up and not yet soaring...
    397523286_doSK2-M.jpg

    There were pretty little birds and other critters...
    397524092_72W3U-M.jpg

    397525662_kXEWK-M.jpg

    397526367_cirzu-L.jpg

    397529565_3aTL9-M.jpg

    then the fiercer creatures...
    397523876_5oPBz-M.jpg

    my first peregrine, i believe...(2 for show)
    397526945_cMKcT-L.jpg

    397527545_s34Um-L.jpg

    3 red tails (different places)
    397530003_9hFZw-L.jpg

    397521901_Fg7vp-L.jpg

    397521772_XjnBw-L.jpg

    and a red-shouldered hawk on a stick...

    397521703_NmYth-L.jpg

    Hope you enjoyed - I did. Not a bad three hour jaunt....Regards..Keith
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