We spent a couple of hours at Blue Run Park in Dunnellon one afternoon and took about 100 photos!
Withlacoochee River
It's easy to do!
Rainbow River
But I'll share just a few.
Great White Egret
Great white Egret, Little Blue Heron, White Ibis
Cormorant
Too much 'picture taking', he's taking off!
Moorhen and Pied-billed Grebe going their separate ways!
Wood ducks
It's the one place we can see a lot of birds and wildlife right from the paved trail.
And yes, we saw 4 alligators...every size!
Small Alligator observed (zoomed in) from the bridge.
We even saw a baby gator but didn't get a great photo of him. We'll go back and try again though!
Always an adventure to hike the Blue Run Park trail!
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...oh good, gators! Make your weekend a masterpiece.
I love to see the gators-- ESPECIALLY the cute Lil babies! Have a lovely weekend my friend and let's ENJOY this great spring weather!!
What a lot of wildlife! You must have good eyes to spy it all.
Hello Diane :=) Super captures of all the wildlife. The Blue Run Park is a great place to go to see such a wide variety of creatures. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the Photos.:=)
Have a happy outdoor weekend.
Certainly found some critters there though I thought you might have seen more gators
Yeah! 😎
Alligators are scary to look at. The nature you have caught are fantastic
Great photos!
Pretty scenery, and lovely birds!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Great photos! Great day outside and enjoying Mother Nature
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What a beautiful park to hike in. I loved looking at all of those photos and love those ducks. Have a nice weekend Diane.
You get to see such pretty countryside, and the wildlife is amazing! Such an amazing array of birds, - those egrets are just beautiful! I'm sure the alligators are so interesting to watch from a distance too! So much to see in God's beautiful world! Many blessings to you :)
You had a wonderful visit!
Beautiful pictures of nature and birds.
I find alligators scary, it was in the newspaper here this week that an 85-year-old woman was grabbed by an alligator, her dog survived.
Greetings Irma
You always find so many wonderful things to take pictures of when you're out hiking. I need a hiking trail like that around here.
Looks like an exceptional place for a walk.
Hello,
This park looks like a great place for wildlife photographers and the bird lover. What a great variety of birds, I always love the herons and egrets, the Cormorant is showing off, love the cute Grebe and Moorhen, the Wood Duck is a beauty. The little gators are cute. Wonderful post and photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend.
Your park adventures always include such a pretty selection of birds! And ugly gators too. Very enjoyable.
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More photographic evidence of how gorgeous Florida's natural places are!
Blue Run Park is such a great place to explore. Thank you, Diane, for sharing a bit of the beauty with us!
that's an exceptional place to see all types of wildlife and large birds!! i wonder how those big birds escape being eaten by the alligators?
have a wonderful weekend and a great new week!!!
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Wonderful, dearest Diane!
I can understand that you took a lot of photos - when we are in such beautiful surroundings and with many animals, it is the same. (You can see the proof of that in my latest Costa Rica post, hihi. There are even baby caimans, but they were very hidden. And a baby sea turtle...)
All the best and happy weekend ❤️ Hugs - Traude
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Great sightings of birds that look so similar to the ones we see here.
Many lovelies here but that first egret shot is a gem!
Beautiful photos of the wildlife. My favorite is the Great White Egret.
It's lovely to see the water so clear and blue for the wildlife and humans to enjoy.
Looks like it was a great hike. The Wood Ducks are my favourite. ;-)
I love all the waterfowl you found, the gators are a bonus.
Through your lovely photographs I too enjoyed a visit to Blue Run Park :)
All the best Jan
Beautiful captures and captions. Loved your header!
100 photos for an afternoon is good going. I'm not surprised though with all that wildlife around. I hope the gators are not at eye level though. I would be a little worried if I met one along the trail especially as I read yesterday about the one that swallowed a large pet dog and took a chunk out of the owners leg. Take care now Diane.
I always get jealous when someone shares sightings of wood ducks (I've only seen one!)
Great excursion, as always.
This was a great outing.
Thanks for taking us at I'd Rather B Birdin' along with you.
Wonderful adventure and marvelous nature shots ~ Wow!
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
All the pictures you took are top-notch, as always. My fav of this collection is the Great White Egret in the green swampy water. Such an interesting setting.
It must be so much fun to go hiking where you are. So many beautiful birds and interesting critters.
Diane - your help me get through the winter with your bird photos, and the views of sun and green, growing things!!! Thank you! (But I wouldn't miss the alligators ....)
Beautiful photos! The one of the butterflies are certainly gorgeous! The daffodils and trees are budding here already. Very odd for this time of the year in Indiana. We've had a very balmy winter for us! Have a grand day! Cathy
Lovely birds! Gators make me nervous.
El recorrido me encantó, las aves preciosas, el caimán da miedo pero me gustaría fotografiarlo. Feliz semana.
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