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Sawgrass - Part 1

One of the nice things about my captivity is that there are several  preserves in town that are great for taking in nature, just walking around on a lazy weekend day. About 15 minutes away is Sawgrass Preserve that features great boardwalks, a cool lookout and little gators learning to hunt without Mommy being around.  On a hot Saturday a couple of weeks ago, Sawgrass beckoned.  Here are some pictures of that trip, some of its residents, and, like I promised a cool gator strike that I luckily got on camera.  These aren't the huge types, but if there are wee ones about, the big ones are, too.  Guess the smaller ones aren't as shy as the folks.  This is a 3 day posting, so just relax and take in some Mother Nature.  And the gator strike video isn't till the last day, so no cheating.



A turtle getting a little sun. 


A little gator checking things out.  We are up on a bridge looking down at this point.



This bridge is great for looking down at all kinds of things.  This was a very large turtle.  Swimming about are smallish gators, minnows or some such fish, turtles, birds and probably snakes, although I was lucky enough NOT to see those devil spawn.


Small gators about a yard and longer scoot around the lily pads and hyacinth. 


Some gators are a bit shorter maybe.  I didn't care to go down and do a more accurate measurement.


Typical landscape in the preserve.  


This guy didn't seem too concerned about us.


Kind of a pretty bird and didn't seem too worried to be so close to the water.



I'll bet even these smaller types can have a pretty good bite to them.  They make great boots.



This looked like a cave for some creature.





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