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Alligator Feeding Frenzy

It was feeding time at the Alligator Farm in Saint Augustine, Florida, and we were there to capture the excitement. Brent slowed down the shutter speed a little and increased the depth of field by closing down the aperture to capture the blur of motion as the alligators spun and twisted over their meaty dinners […]

Alligator Head Scratching

This image continues to make me laugh after all these years. We were photographing the Alligator Farm in Saint Augustine, Florida, and Brent spotted this alligator off to the side with a tree leaf on its nose, and both of us jumped back when another alligator plopped its claw down on the head of the […]

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Address: P.O. Box 6504 Titusville, FL 32782 Office: (407) 861-0667 Visitor Center: (407) 861-0661 web sites:US Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Refuges Search University of Florida, Wading Birds of Merritt Island EMail:r4rw_fl.mrt @mail.fws.gov Hours: The refuge is only open during daylight hours. Getting There: From I-95: take Exit 80 (SR 406) […]

Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge 10216 Lee Rd. Boynton Beach, FL 33437-4796 Phone: 561-732-3684 Fax: 561-369-7190 Email: loxahatchee_r4rw @fws.gov Web Page: FWS Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge How to get there: The refuge is located near Lake Worth, Florida, west of Boynton Beach on Lee Road, just west of US 441. From 1-95, west […]

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida

Wakodahatchee, Florida Office: PBC Water Utilities Department 2065 Prairie Road West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Phone: (561) 641-3429 Fax: (561) 641-3472 web sites: Birds of Wakodahatchee Virtual Tour of the Wetland Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department Wakodahatchee Official web site Area Vegetation Bird lists: Wakodahatchee Bird List Hours: It is open everyday from dawn […]

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Address: P.O. Box 68 St. Marks, FL 32355 Phone: 850-925-6121 Email:r4rw_smk @mail.fws.gov Web Page:GORP’s info on St. Marks or FWS St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge How to get there: From Tallahassee, FL-363 south to US-98, east on US-98 to Newport, south 3 miles on County Route 59 to the visitor […]

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge

J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Complex Address:1 Wildlife Drive Sanibel, FL 33957 Phone: 941-472-1100 Fax: 941-472-4061 E-mail:Julie_Hiller@fws.gov Web page:GORP’s Ding Darling Information How to get there: Drive approximately 15 miles southwest of Ft. Myers, FL, following the signs onto Sanibel Island. Hours: Wildlife Drive open 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM every day except Fridays. […]

Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park Address: 40001 State Road 9336 Homestead, FL 33034-6733 Phone: 305-242-7700 Web Page:NPS Everglades National Park or Everglades National Park main site How to get there: By car, the main entrance and Flamingo Visitors Centers can be found by leaving Miami and points north via the Florida Turnpike (Route 821) south until it […]