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Great white heron alongside of borrow pit. Borrow pits were made to build roadway for Tram
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Another view of the borrow pit
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Birds in sawgrass along another borrow pit
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Same borrow pit, differant view
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Baby alligator
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Another baby alligator
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Alligator in sawgrass
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Alligator in sawgrass alongside borrow pit
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Wood Stork. These birds are on the endangered species list
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Yes, those are fish in the water
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Alligator in sawgrass, and more fish
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Alligators at entrance to observation tower
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Gator in observation tower lake
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Walkway to observation tower. Observation Tower is 7 miles from visitor center
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Shark Valley Observation Tower, 60 feet above sea level
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Walkway up to observation tower
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Another view of the walkway
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View from observation tower. Tram in background, and roadway back to visitor center
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That's Mom in the comfort station area
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Close up of Mom
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Everglades view from tower
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Another view of everglades, unknown direction
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Lake below tower, 2 gators on side of the lake bank
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Another view of tower lake
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Gator
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I think this one is a blue heron
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Everglades 20 mile view. At least that's what the guide said
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Mom headed back to the tram without us. We had 15 minutes at the observation tower
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Katie is on her way back down the walkway. I have no idea what Mom is doing down there!
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