
Remind you of anything?, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. No this is NOT the Kilimanjaro Safari at Disney

Remind you of anything?, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. No this is NOT the Kilimanjaro Safari at Disney

Yes we are going to hike through that, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. This is no place for the squeamish. Just watch for snakes!

The drought in Southwest Florida, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. A small puddle in Corkscrew, as compared to what we should be seeing this time of year. Pray for rain!

Today’s adventure: counting butterflies in Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. We are headed into the bird rookery park of the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary to count butterflies. Let’s go!

Carolina willow, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. This plant is also known as the coastal plain willow. Fun fact: fire will turn it from a tree to a shrub

Probing for his lunch, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. A male (full red cap) red belly woodpecker seeks a snack on the edge of the cypress forest

Horseshoe Marsh, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. The forest is trying to reclaim the marsh – who will win the battle?

Observation point – emerging from the swamp, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. We are progressing at a good clip now, and should have his hike completed soon