The pictures in this gallery post were taken along the La Chua Trail on the north side of the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, an amazing wilderness on the southern edge of Gainesville, Florida. Click once on a thumbnail to open it in a separate window. Maximum dimension is 600 pixels.
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- The largest alligators were 12 feet long.
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- Great Blue Heron.
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- We think this was a Green Heron.
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- Little Blue Heron.
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- We counted 54 alligators on our walk along La Chua Trail.
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- Even the squirrels posed for photos.
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- Egret and Great Blue Heron
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- These little birds were about 4 inches long and accompanied us along the trail.
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- Paynes Prairie is an enchanting place.
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- This alligator was about 20 feet from the trail, the minimum recommended distance on land.
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- The La Chua Trail leads to a sinkhole that feeds the water into the Florida aquifer.
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- Great Blue Heron.
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- Great Blue Heron.
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- High clouds made for bright light without harsh contrast.
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- We saw many different birds, large and small.
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- Amazing, almost prehistoric, creatures.
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- A half-dozen of the alligators were along the edge of the dike, 10 to 30 feet from the trail.
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- A Great Egret.
