{"id":1540,"date":"2020-11-27T16:29:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T16:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dancentury.com\/travel\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2020-12-04T03:02:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T03:02:28","slug":"bird-safari-along-floridas-alligator-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dancentury.com\/travel\/bird-safari-along-floridas-alligator-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Safari along Florida’s “Alligator Highway”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interstate 75, aka “Alligator Alley”, cuts across the everglades, connecting the east & west coast of Florida. Along the way, there are many rest stops where you can stop and look for alligators… or birds. I made the trip on December 8, 2019, and while I saw no alligators, I did see many large birds.<\/p>\n

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)<\/h2>\n

Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US.<\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/p>\n

Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)<\/h2>\n

Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US.<\/p>\n

\"Spoodbill\"<\/p>\n

Great Egret<\/strong> (Ardea alba)<\/h2>\n

Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US.<\/p>\n

\"Great<\/p>\n

White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)<\/h2>\n

Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US.<\/p>\n

\"White<\/p>\n

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)<\/h2>\n

Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US.<\/p>\n

\"Wood<\/p>\n

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)<\/h2>\n

Big Cypress National Preserve, Immokalee, FL, US.<\/p>\n

\"Turkey<\/p>\n

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)<\/h2>\n

Big Cypress National Preserve, Immokalee, FL, US.<\/p>\n

\"Black<\/p>\n

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)<\/h2>\n

Big Cypress National Preserve, Immokalee, FL, US.<\/p>\n

\"Big<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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