{"id":6201,"date":"2023-01-23T19:42:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T04:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/?p=6201"},"modified":"2023-05-28T16:30:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T01:30:06","slug":"shark-valley-everglades-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/?p=6201","title":{"rendered":"Shark Valley, Everglades National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite spots to photograph wildlife in South Florida is at Shark Valley, a unit of\u00a0 Everglades National Park. The area was originally developed by Humble Oil, and there is a 15 mile loop road (for trams and bikes), largely bordered by water created when they &#8220;borrowed&#8221; material to make the roadbeds. It is great habitat for American Alligators and many species of large birds, often close enough for photography with conventional stereo cameras.\u00a0 The birds spend most of their time on the OTHER side of the canal, but visit the near side often for brief photo ops.The land proved useless for oil drilling , so was donated to the US government. Fuji Provia 100 i n TL-120<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6202\" src=\"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svAnhingaPairatSharkValley-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svAnhingaPairatSharkValley-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svAnhingaPairatSharkValley-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svAnhingaPairatSharkValley-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svAnhingaPairatSharkValley-800x495.jpg 800w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svAnhingaPairatSharkValley.jpg 1744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ANHINGA PAIR\u00a0 \u00a0This\u00a0 image shows two Anhingas (Anhinga anhinga is the scientific name, one of my favorites.) They are excellent underwater swimmers due to lack of oil waterproofing on their feathers; afterward, they need to spread their wings out to dry in an iconic pose.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6204\" src=\"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svgatorhat-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svgatorhat-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svgatorhat-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svgatorhat-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svgatorhat-800x403.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GATOR CAMO\u00a0 This American Alligator is peaking out from under the floating vegetation as it swims down the canal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6205\" src=\"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svgreatblueheron-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svgreatblueheron-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svgreatblueheron-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svgreatblueheron-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svgreatblueheron-800x400.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GREAT BLUE HERON AT SHARK VALLEY. This heron is posing at the edge of the canal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6203\" src=\"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svCypressandBromeliads-300x77.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svCypressandBromeliads-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svCypressandBromeliads-150x38.jpg 150w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svCypressandBromeliads-768x197.jpg 768w, https:\/\/folio.solidsight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/svCypressandBromeliads-800x205.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CYPRESS AND BROMELIADS: This was taken in a nearby area, part of the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Cypress trees are conifers but deciduous, dropping their needle-like leaves in the winter, greening up again in the spring. The Cardinal Plant with its bright red bracts is a type of bromeliad (aka pineapple family)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite spots to photograph wildlife in South Florida is at Shark Valley, a unit of\u00a0 Everglades National Park. The area was originally developed by Humble Oil, and there is a 15 mile loop road (for trams and bikes), largely bordered by water created when they &#8220;borrowed&#8221; material to make the roadbeds. 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