Today was another Corkscrew Swamp day. We bought annual passes on our first visit and as of today's visit we have more than broken even. We chose to go in the morning this time and noticed that there are a lot more bird noises in the morning!
The big excitement of the day was this Purple Gallinue. Ron says they are more common on the east coast of Florida but it was causing a lot of attention today. It is beautiful.
How slow do you have to be walking for leaves to fall on you?
Joyce's first swimming alligator! Smooth, silent, and not that slow! It was fun to watch the birds in the area decide it was time to move into a tree as the alligator approaches.
You, the dedicated fans of this blog, have seen Anhingas before but this one is so cool with its reflection.
Here's another alligator, a youngster this time. He looked about two feet long which means he about two years old. He was just laying on a log in the sun, how trite!
That concludes the fauna portion of our blog and we can move on to the flora (Joyce thinks). Above is a golden lichen growth -- is that flora or something else? 
This is one of the few colorful bits in the swamp.
And lastly, Joyce doesn't think this is flora or fauna, she thinks fungus might be it's own thing. If she's wrong, let her know, gently.
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