Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

The largest and most widespread heron in North America, the Great Blue Heron can be found along the ocean shore or the edge of a small inland pond. An all white form is found from southern Florida into the Caribbean, and used to be considered a separate species, the "Great White Heron."(read more)

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Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

A bird of southern swamps, the Anhinga is known as the Water-Turkey for its swimming habits and broad tail, and also as the Snake-Bird for its habit of swimming with just its long head and neck sticking out of the water.(read more)

Photos by Juan Aguero (juanKa)
Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park

American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis)

Status: First listed as an endangered species in 1967, the American alligator was removed from the endangered species list in 1987 after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pronounced a complete recovery of the species. However, to prevent trafficking of look-alike reptiles the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service classify the alligator as “threatened due to similarity of appearance” since it resembles the American crocodile.(read more)

Photos by Juan Aguero (juanKa)
Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park

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Photos by Juan C. Aguero (juanKa)