Finishing up my Caribbean vacation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, I was able to snap some pictures of the wildlife of the Everglades . Unfortunately, most of the pictures I took were from a moving airboat, so many of them were blurry at best . The only decent pictures were those of black vultures (Coragyps atratus), turkey vultures (Cathartes aura), and American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) . To be honest, I didn’t see any alligators in the wild . The only ones I saw were at the Gator Boys alligator rescue facility at Everglades Holiday Park.
By the way, a group of vultures is called a wake if they’re feeding . Otherwise, a group of vultures is known as a committee, a venue, a kettle, or a volt.
A Committee of Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus)
SOURCE: A Committee of Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) (Fort Lauderdale, Broward Co., Florida, USA); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 05 February 2012.
Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura)
SOURCE: Â Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) (Fort Lauderdale, Broward Co., Florida, USA); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 05 February 2012.
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
SOURCE: American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) (Fort Lauderdale, Broward Co., Florida, USA); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 05 February 2012.
Copyright © 2012 by Stephen J. Danko
