Sat, Feb 4: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Everglades

Then we took an all day tour of the everglades and the estuary which was very interesting – saw around 20 different kinds of birds, lots of alligators including a baby, and dolphins. 

Some of the birds we saw:
Anhinga
Cormorant, Double Crested
Egret, Cattle
Egret, Great
Gallinule, Purple
Heron, Black Crowned Night
Heron, Great Blue
Heron, Tricolored
Ibis, White
Limpkin
Pelican, American White
Pelican, Brown
Stork, Wood
Crow, American
Eagle, Bald
Eagle, Solitary
Hawk, Red-tailed
Hawk, Short-tailed
Osprey
Vulture, Turkey

 The air boat we road in for the everglades:
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Hoping the gator is well fed already ...
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We saw lots of birds and alligators: 
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 Then we had a short nature walk:
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And saw wildlife on the edge of the road as we were driving to the estuary:
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We also took a cruise on the estuary.  More birds, some dolphins, and interesting scenery:
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Mary saw a manatee just under the water near the boat as the boat was passing by trying to get the dolphins to ride its wake.
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