Two Snowy #Egrets, walking in the #marsh of #Apopka #wildlife drive.
The #SnowyEgret closer to the camera has his breeding plumage, including a larger crest on its head.

#EgrettaThula #ApopkaWildlifeDrive #BirdsOfMastodon #WildlifePhotography
#Photograph
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A Great Blue #Heron perched on its #nest near the #Apopka #Wildlife drive in Apopka, #Florida.

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A Great Blue #Heron holds its #wings partly open as it stands in the Sun.
Ornithologists suspect the #behavior is meant to help them capture more warmth from sunlight.

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An #Osprey or river hawk, perches atop a tall pole at the #Apopka #Wildlife Drive in Apopka #Florida.
Ospreys have excellent vision.

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The #Sun sets below a hill at the #Apopka Wildlife Drive in Apopka, #Florida.
The #ApopkaWildlifeRefuge is an artificial #wetlands #habitat that is part of a water treatment system and provides habitats for thousands of species of #plants and animals.

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#ApopkaFlorida, #ArtificialWetlands, #Sunset, #Photograph

An #alligator sunning itself on the grass at #Apopka #Wildlife #Drive.

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#AlligatorMississippiensis, #reptile, #WildlifePhotography, #Phototgraph

#MarshMadness: A Great Blue #Heron flying over the marsh at the #Apopka #Wildlife Drive.
#MINWR, #ArdeaHerodias, #ApopkaWildlifeDrive, #Florida, #GreatBlueHeron, #Waterfowl, #bird,
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The #Apopka #Wildlife drive offers opportunities to see diverse #species of wildlife. Here is a #photograph of a #CommonMoorhen and a #SnowyEgret as part of #MarshMadness.
#ApopkaWildlifeDrive, #photography, #Florida, #marsh, #birds, #waterfowl.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/snowy-egret-and-moorhen-in-the-marsh-heron-and-fox.html

#MarshMadness: A #SnowyEgret (#EgrettaThula), a #waterfowl (#WaterfallWednesday) fluffs its white #feathers in a #marsh of the #Apopka #Wildlife Drive, another #WaterTreatment facility managed as an artificial #wetland area, proving space for plants and #animals that need the wetlands to survive.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/feisty-snowy-egret-heron-and-fox.html

Paddling up the Rock Springs Run.