Category Archives: Florida

Tradewinds Park, Coconut Springs, Florida

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Ron

The Butterfly World Complex is situated in Tradewinds Park in Coconut Springs, Florida so after the facility closed for the evening I had time to walk around the park with my camera while waiting for John to return from his … Continue reading →

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Butterfly World – Fort Lauderdale

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Ron

After leaving Everglades National Park and the baby Anhingas and young Crocodiles , we headed over to Ft. Lauderdale where I wanted to visit the Butterfly World facilities. While I photographed the butterflies inside, John cycled around the neighborhood for … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Florida – Anhinga babies and young alligators

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Ron

Today, while John was doing some final packing, I jumped on the bike once more and pedaled over to the Anhinga Trail for one last visit. Part of the trail from the campground passes over some limestone sections that are … Continue reading →

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Florida Alligator – Video

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Ron

Florida Alligator – Video Here is a video of some clips of alligators which I saw while cycling around Florida. Normally, I do not shoot video so this was my first time trial with Graeme’s FLIP camera. ***** *****

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Gumbo-Limbo Trail – Everglades National Park

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Ron

The Gumbo-Limbo Trail is accessed from the same parking lot as the Anhinga Trail but unlike the Anhinga Trail which heads out into open space, the Gumbo-Limbo Trail heads into the darker shadows of a forest canopy. The Gumbo-Limbo tree … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Florida – Anhinga Trail Revisited

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Ron

Monday – After the longer ride to Flamingo the day before, we decided on a shorter trip for today’s outing and cycled over the Nike missile silo area and then went around to the Anhinga Trail again. There were plenty … Continue reading →

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Everglades National Park – Nike Missile Site

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Ron

During the Cuban Missile Crisis of the 1960’s, a portion of the Everglades National Park was used by the U.S. Army as a missile site for the defensive installation of Nike missiles in three bunkers.

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Everglades National Park – Campground Wildlife

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Ron

Sometimes I have to travel a lot to get photos of attractive birds. This particular day the birds came to my campground while I just sat there waiting for them.

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Cycling in Florida – Flamingo, Florida and Crocodiles

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Ron

We woke up this morning with frost on the picnic table but with a nice blue sky overhead so we decided that cycling to Flamingo to see the crocodiles would be a good way to spend the day. We decided … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Florida – Key Biscayne

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Ron

After watching Black Vultures pecking away at the rubber trim on a vehicle in parking lot of the Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park, we headed over to Key Biscayne for a cycle around that area. At Key Biscayne, we … Continue reading →

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