The bird pictured on the sign is a Roseate Spoonbill. I saw one of these about 14 years ago, when we first moved here. It was exciting. I'm not a "birder" but I love birds!
There were several school buses at the visitor's center -- the students were divided into groups as they learned about the refuge.
At one point it is possible to walk out into the marsh by way of an elevated walkway which ends in an observation deck. Sweetie and our friends are watching the birds.
It was suggested that we watch the banks of the waterways as we drove along the road.
This is what we were looking for -- this is the first alligator that we spotted! Alligators grow about a foot a year so this one may have been 6 - 7 years old. The dark area in the center top of the picture is the entrance to the alligator's den.
Later, in another waterway we found this alligator as he entered his den.
This was a very interesting place to visit.
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