The Everglades is known as a “river of grass”, for it is indeed a very slow flowing river.
It’s not just a jungle, swamp, or wetland, but also a grassland and a prairie.
A great egret, also known as a heron, takes flight at Lake Okeechobee in Florida. The lake serves as a reserve water supply for South Florida.
A barred owl rests at dawn in Everglades National Park. Their strange calls have scared many a camper in the dead of night. But if you listen carefully it sounds like they’re saying “Mmm mmm,” in the most emphatic way.
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An alligator prowls the waters in the Big Cypress National Preserve. As an apex predator of the Everglades it eats fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. It’s not fussy.
A Florida red-bellied turtle moves in to eat the flower of a lily pad in Everglades National Park. A popular pet, this cooter can live for up to 26 years.
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A great egret rests on top of a tree at dawn in Everglades National Park. Egrets hunt in the shallows by standing dead still and then spearing passing prey with their sharp bills.
Feral pigs roam near LaBelle, Florida. The state is second only to Texas in the number of non-native wild pigs living in the state.
