Driving to our first stop we passed by Sandhill Cranes,Glossy Ibis, Roseate Spoonbills feeding along the roadside. We also passed by Kingfishers hanging out on the wires. First stop was the Hillsbourgh River State Park where we saw dozens of Zebra Longwing Butterflies, Carolina Satyrs, Gulf Fritillaries, Barred Yellows, Dorantes Longtail Skipper and Long-tailed Skippers. All of the butterflies were new life butterflies except the Long-tailed Skippers. We hiked 2 trails. On the first trail over the rapids we saw American Alligators of several sizes but few birds. The second trail had some birds plus lots of butterflies but nothing we had hoped to see.
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| Carolina Satyr |
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| Gulf Fritillary |
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| Barred Yellow |
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| Dorantes Longtail Skipper |
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Long-tailed Skipper (missing it's tail)
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Driving to our first stop we passed by Sandhill Cranes,Glossy Ibis, Roseate Spoonbills feeding along the roadside. We also passed by Kingfishers hanging out on the wires. First stop was the Hillsbourgh River State Park where we saw dozens of Zebra Longwing Butterflies, Carolina Satyrs, Gulf Fritillaries, Barred Yellows, Dorantes Longtail Skipper and Long-tailed Skippers. All of the butterflies were new life butterflies except the Long-tailed Skippers. We hiked 2 trails. On the first trail over the rapids we saw American Alligators of several sizes but few birds. The second trail had some birds plus lots of butterflies but nothing we had hoped to see.
