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Entrance sign to the Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Trailhead.
The boardwalk at Wakodahatchee Wetlands keeps you above the habitat.
A large (between 10 and 12 feet) alligator sunbathing on a small island in the deepest waters of the area.
What a sight!
The iridescent coloring of the glossy ibis.
A large male green iguana who has turned orange for mating season.
An iguana leaping from the boardwalk to the trees.
A double crested cormorant.
A turtle hidden in the silt.
A little blue heron fishing.
A beautiful swamphen.
A smaller alligator hanging out on the surface.
It is scary how well these guys blend in.
Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
There are many gazebos for shade and information signs along the way.
A swamphen and two moorhens.
There is so much action here! Can you see the iguana as well?
Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
A welcomed shaded section of the trail.
A Florida softshell turtle.
Don't forget your binoculars!
Can you see the iguana on the right?
An alligator in Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
Tri-Colored Heron
Alligator and iguana.
Getting up close and personal in Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
Juvenile alligator.