March 07th, 2019

​To make up for last week’s trip, I went to a place called Freedom Park in my hometown of Naples, Florida. Freedom Park is a 50 acres and is comprised of freshwater marshes and low-lying wetlands. Before restoration, this land was overrun with invasive species such as the Brazilian pepper. After some TLC, the invasive species were removed, native species of plants were put in, overgrown foliage was dealt with, and the fauna has been thriving. There are a variety of native species you can see including alligators, ibises, and more!

I saw birds and naturally I hid behind my mom (she is smaller than I am so you can imagine how ridiculous that looked). The opportunity was too great to pass up so I sent my brother to photograph the birds instead. Here are some of my favorite shots. ​

The birds in question were spotted at 2:00 PM on the boardwalk portion of the park. From what I can tell, the blue bird was a little blue heron and I am unsure of the white bird. That’ll be a question for Dr. Moore next week. 

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