Photo by Dee Dee, (Dimagi1@aol.com)
**This page is a small sample of what's to come for the info pages.**Long ago, the skies were filled with great flocks of birds. Sadly, due to humans interuption in the water flow, and the condition of the water, and of course mass hunting, the bird populations fell alarmingly to points of near extinction in some case. Mankind has made many mistakes in the past, about 10 years ago, it was said that the Everglades was a dying park. Today, however, thanks to so many wonderful people taking action to help aid in its recovery, it is now starting to make a slow turn toward its splendor once again, but we have a very long way to go.
Photo by Dee Dee, (Dimagi1@aol.com)
The above birds are: Woodstorks, Snowy Egrets, White Ibis, a Great Egret, and a Spoon Bill. These are all what we call wading birds. (Birds with long legs, that usaly walk in the water seeking fish or other aquatic life for food.)
Photo by Dee Dee, (Dimagi1@aol.com)
There are basicly two types of wading birds. Touch feeders, such as the Woodstorks, Ibis, and Spoon Bills. These birds have large, and/or specially shaped bills, full of very sensitive nerves, in order to find their prey simply by touch.Then there are the sight feeders, like the Egrets and Herons, with very sharp, spear-like bills. These birds have very keen sight, and quickly snatch up their prey with spring like action with these spear like bills.
 Photo by Dee Dee, (Dimagi1@aol.com) |
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Last update: 4/11/2000
Everglade's pages:
Everglades National Park Home Page (The official web page)
Visiting The Everglades (A coworker's page)
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