Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive…

Years ago a friend had lived in the vicinity of Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive but had never visited the area, so we decided to correct that oversight yesterday. You might think that such an overcast day wouldn’t have been the best day to go, but we weren’t baking in the sun plus there was a great breeze, so it turned out to be a perfect day.

The terrain is flat, and there is no relief from the sun.

There are lots of ways to enjoy the area.

We were in and out of the car as we stopped for pictures while we made our way around the loop.

You might have guessed that alligators would be plentiful there.

Dragonflies were plentiful too, but they didn’t stop long at all.

And the graceful egrets were in attendance.

There were egrets around every bend in the road.

Red-winged blackbirds aren’t so easily spotted, so I was pleased to get a photo.

Great blue herons were well represented also.

We stopped for lunch at a conveniently placed picnic area. Others preferred sushi.

This female grackle watched over the action.

Aside from this squabble it was a nice, peaceful day out in nature after several days of rainy weather.

2 thoughts on “Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive…”

A successful photo op and quite a variety of creatures. Got a kick out of the squabble!

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naturecoastimagesblog says:

June 20, 2021 at 8:56 am

I think they were squabbling over who would get the crumbs from our lunch. But we were good and cleaned up after ourselves.

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