After 30 years on the endangered list, wood storks were recently upgraded to a “threatened” species
The biodiversity of the River of Grass is reflected in a variety of birds, including the tricolored heron…its cousin, the green heron (I suspect one of them is adopted)Anhingas are called the snakebird because they sit so low in the water their long necks resemble snakesA great egret we call Britney spears a small fish…while Dr. Oz preys on more substantial fare (that’s a hint, in case you can’t tell it’s an osprey)The highlight is canoeing through five miles of mangroves in water that rarely gets deeper than a few feetA ranger points us in the direction of a rare 13-foot crocodile, but we only see a smaller and more common alligator
