I took exactly one hundred pictures in the Everglades, but some were not very interesting and others were blurry. Still, I've decided to divide them into three batches: Birds, Turtles & Landscape and finally ALLIGATORS.
The vultures in the park are fascinating animals. In the past couple of years they've started to maraud parked cars, picking off rubber, like windscreen wipers and tires. Whole gangs will wreck a car in a few minutes. The reason? Boredom. When there's no dead animal to scavenge and the risk is minimal, they will simply wreck a car for the hell of it. In this respect they resemble nothing so much as French teenagers. Another little known fact: Their favorite defense when threatened, is projectile vomiting.
All pics here.
This vulture must have been bored, because he was picking at the nail in the roof. It seems to me these are both curious and intelligent birds, and when bored they will sometimes do destructive things.
They were not much scared of humans and would give us dirty looks if we got too close, so they had to move.
Acting all innocent, but I saw them eyeing my car.
I think this is some kind of heron. Or sparrow, possibly. It had a snooty look and would frequently bully smaller birds out of the way.
I can't remember what this little fella was called, but it had a ridiculous look to it. I mean, look at those feet!
Heron? Stork? Finch? Who knows, who cares.
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