Big Cypress Swamp

This week the Longs are here with us. We spent a lovely afternoon wandering through Big Cypress Swamp on the less-than-a-mile-long boardwalk.

While we were standing at the water's edge - before we were actually on the boardwalk itself - a red-shouldered hawk flew down to the ground right at our feet and carried off what seemed to be a small rodent. Then he sat on a nearby branch to enjoy his lunch.

We saw only one alligator, but at least a dozen kinds of birds, including the bald eagles which have nested again on the tall tree not too far from the walkway. Karin and Sid and the kids saw the same pair (on the same nest) when they were here last year.