Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
edited February 19, 2008 in Wildlife
Was able to spend 1 hour in the swamp today before my daughter's soccer match. Went there at 7am when they open. This place was beautiful. We can't wait to go back when we have more time.

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  • tgelstontgelston Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
    edited February 11, 2008
    Beautiful
    Mitchell wrote:
    Was able to spend 1 hour in the swamp today before my daughter's soccer match. Went there at 7am when they open. This place was beautiful. We can't wait to go back when we have more time.


    Beautiful photos!


    My wife(gf at the time) stopped there on our cross country trip winter of 97. I think we spent about 3 hours walking that boardwalk - just amazing sites everywhere!!

    --Tobias
  • NomadRipNomadRip Registered Users Posts: 180 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2008
    I'm gonna have to find that place. Great pics!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2008
    Excellent captures at a great location. thumb.gif
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2008
    Nice set! Like the portrait of the red-shouldered hawk.
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  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2008
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Nice set! Like the portrait of the red-shouldered hawk.

    Glenn, thanks for looking. I was hoping you would see that pic. Amazing to me that a wild hawk flew onto a branch about 10 yards away from us and sat there for 10 minutes!

    That place was really amazing.
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  • NomadRipNomadRip Registered Users Posts: 180 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2008
    Mitchell wrote:
    That place was really amazing.
    Glad to hear it, because my SO is taking me to Naples this weekend, and that is now on the list of places to see! clap.gif
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  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2008
    NomadRip wrote:
    Glad to hear it, because my SO is taking me to Naples this weekend, and that is now on the list of places to see! clap.gif

    Fun place to visit and spend the day. Be sure to speak to one of the audobon volunteers who wander around the boardwalk.

    Unfortunately, it has been very dry in that area. The wildlife is somewhat limited and the birds are concentrated around the lettuce lakes.

    I only had 1 hour before my daughter had a soccer match. Kind of a tease for us, but we can't wait to go back.

    Mitch
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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2008
    Beautiful pics Mitch. I really like the first one. The way it is hunkered down looks quite cool thumb.gif
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  • NomadRipNomadRip Registered Users Posts: 180 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2008
    Mitchell wrote:
    Fun place to visit and spend the day. Be sure to speak to one of the audobon volunteers who wander around the boardwalk.

    Unfortunately, it has been very dry in that area. The wildlife is somewhat limited and the birds are concentrated around the lettuce lakes.

    I only had 1 hour before my daughter had a soccer match. Kind of a tease for us, but we can't wait to go back.

    Mitch

    Yes, it was quite dry. We saw several deer, a cottonmouth, and a lot of great birds. The volunteers had spotting scopes set up by the time we got there, where they knew of birds nesting in the area. So we got to see a barred owl we otherwise never would have noticed. Great place, when you can spend some time to walk the rest of the boardwalk clap.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2008
    I saw this post on another site -very nice .You can get much closer to an immature bird than you can an adult
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2008
    excellent series Mitchclap.gif
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