Collier Seminole State Park

 Park Entrance

 Local wildlife warning.

 

 Campsite 38

 Canoe trip down the black water route.

 This is a not to forget experience.

 Mangroves line the route.

We are just realizing the importance of this plant.

 Alligator ahead.

 NICE ONE!

 The park guides were most informative.

 The route had a number of fishing boat and all seemed to be active.

 These water crafts looked interesting to us and the alligators!!

 Heron were plentiful.

 Hawks were on the hunt.

 Clean up crews at the ready!!

Memorial to Barron Collier, the founder.

 This is a very interesting "walking  dredger" used to build the road through the everglades over 100 years ago.

 The visitor center  was constructed in the shape of the buildings used by the Seminole natives.

Flowers dropped from a large tree.

LAST WEEK AT OSSP

Young Bald Eagle on an early morning hunt.

The park has a number of nesting sites for the bald eagles.

It normally becomes bald in its fourth year.

BEAUTY!!

My friend suddenly walks out of the bush.

Wildlife has been plentiful in park.

Our last visit to Caspersen Beach.

This beach is a great shelling beach.

Beautiful coast.

Eggerts were numerous.

This eggert decided to visit a local drive through..

Hope it isn't wing night!!

Pelicans in action.

Shells were everywhere.

Shell Tree.

Interesting rock formations.

Ancient shark teeth were plentiful.

Local surfer working the shoreline waves.

Farewell Venice Florida

OSCAR SCHERER STATE PARK FL

 Just finished our first week here.Very quiet with great weather.

http://www.floridastateparks.org/oscarscherer/

 The park is located near Venice FL.

 A black water creek, South Creek, flows through the park.

 Various kinds of wild live thrive in this park setting.

 The early morning light highlights the many fish in the creek.

 Camera shy great blue heron.

Creek

Trail Map

 With temperatures in the low eighties in the day and low seventies at night, we have something to "wine" about!

 Even Maggie likes to "kick back" here.

 Hope the water warms up soon (chilly 70f).

Already we are acting like locals.

 Bird of Paradise

 Christmas is a coming to this street.

 Siesta Beach is voted the top beach in the USA.

 Sand dollars and beautiful coloured seaweed can be found on the beach.

 Pelicans stop for pictures.

Evening Sky

PS - Note of Interest
This is not my pic but I would like to mention that on the first evening in the park I was lucky enough to have stepped on an armadillo. I would normally carry a flashlight after dark but natures call was so loud it blocked my decision making. The reason I stated "I was lucky" is the fact we both survived the encounter.
Now if I could only get my flip flop down from the top of that tree!