This is a more extensive photo gallery (56 images) of the animals at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in Homosassa, Florida. Click once on each image to view in a separate page/tab. Maximum dimension is 640 pixels.
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- Lou the Hippo.
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- A small lizard.
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- Fish viewed from under water at the main spring.
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- There were lots of fish at the main spring.
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- West Indian Manatee at the main Homosassa spring.
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- West Indian Manatee from the underwater viewing windows.
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- Turtles on Pepper Creek near the Visitor Center boat dock.
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- Anhinga drying its wings on Pepper Creek.
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- Anhinga drying its wings on Pepper Creek.
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- The Pepper Creek boat ride is the way to arrive at HSWSP.
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- Turtles on Pepper Creek.
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- Lou the Hippo.
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- Smiling Alligator.
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- Great Egret.
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- Barred Owls.
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- Barred Owls.
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- Barred Owls.
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- Pink Flamingos and a Wood Stork.
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- Whooping Crane.
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- Whooping Crane.
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- Whooping Crane.
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- Whooping Crane.
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- Wood Stork.
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- White Pelicans.
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- Flamingos, Wood Storks, and Swans.
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- Pelican nesting island.
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- Great Egret.
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- Whooping Crane.
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- Whooping Crane.
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- Whooping Crane.
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- Whooping Crane.
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- Whooping Crane.
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- Bald Eagle.
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- Bald Eagle.
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- Red-tailed Hawks.
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- Cooper’s Hawk.
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- Cooper’s Hawk.
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- Crested Caracara.
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- Brown Pelican.
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- Roseate Spoonbill.
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- Black-crested NIght Heron.
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- Osprey.
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- Wood Duck.
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- Great Egret.
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- Great Egret.
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- Great Blue Heron.
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- Great Egret.
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- Florida Panther.
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- Florida Panther.
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- Florida Panther.
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- Florida Panther.
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- The central bird and turtle pond.
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- Boat ride on Pepper Creek from Visitor Center to Entrance Station.
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- Burrowing Owls.
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- River Otter.
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- Lou the Hippo.
A great variety of beautiful (and fun!) shots. Happy Birthday!
Thanks! This was a milestone birthday for me. Linda made really good vegan vanilla cake with raspberry sauce. The wildlife park is probably the only way I will ever be that close to raptors, Whooping Cranes, or Florida panthers.