Alligator Ron Bergeron

21/06/2025

"There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth; remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them." - Marjory Stoneman Douglas

20/06/2025

Alligators have inhabited Florida’s marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for many centuries and are found in all 67 counties. While most reptiles have 3-chambered hearts, the alligator has 4 chambers, a trait shared with mammals and birds.

19/06/2025

Did you know - White tailed deer are classified as ruminant animals, like cattle & sheep. They have a 4-chambered stomach and 65 feet of intestine to process their food.

16/06/2025

My hope is that God blesses me to stay here long enough that we can save the Everglades. The journey of water is the life of Florida, from sawgrass to seagrass - it’s all important.
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15/06/2025

15/06/2025

If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.
-Laura Ingalls Wilder

13/06/2025

The Roseate Spoonbill is the only spoonbill native to the Western Hemisphere. It has pink wings and underparts (with some red on the tops of the wings) with a white neck and back, and pinkish legs and feet. While the species looks almost entirely pink in flight, they actually have no feathers at all on their heads. The pink coloration comes from the organisms on which they feed, which are full of carotenoids (organic pigment). As the name implies, the roseate spoonbill also has a large, spoon-shaped bill, which it sweeps back and forth in shallow water to capture prey. This species can reach a length of 30-40 inches with a wingspan of 50-53 inches.
The Roseate Spoonbill is protected by the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act and as a State-designated Threatened species by Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species Rule.

12/06/2025

The Everglades is one of the most unique places on this earth.

09/06/2025

The Gladesman likes to see the beauty of God’s creation. Be a part of the environment, take care of it and respect it. I love the Gladesman culture. I want people to fall in love with it. After all, you don’t protect what you don’t love, and you don’t love what you don’t understand. I am a true Gladesman and proud of it.
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07/06/2025

Sunset in the Big Cypress. Just beautiful.

06/06/2025

Did you know? Many owl species can turn their heads 270 degrees in either direction. Unlike humans and animal species that have spherical-shaped eyes, owl’s eyes are elongated tubes that are fixed in their eye sockets by bone so they cannot turn or rolls their eyes, they can only look straight ahead, so having the flexibility to turn their heads allows them to keep a close watch of their surroundings.