This big 'gator crossed our path as we walked to the toilet and the tower to view the Everglades. People actually walked right in front of this critter! I waited for our tram driver to chase him into the water with a stick.

This gallery contains photos from southern Florida including scenes from the Everglades, Key West, and around the Naples-Fort Myers area taken during Winter 2007.

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Kay Jones > A cypress tree in the Everglades has many "knees." One theory is that the sometimes knobby knees extend into the air to help get oxygen to the roots.

Kay Jones > Look closer in the sawgrass and you will see several alligators, several egrets, and a group roseate spoonbills.

Kay Jones > These tiny lizards are numerous in southern FL which is a good thing because they eat lots of mosquitos.

Kay Jones > A Great Blue Heron perches on a tree branch in Sharp Valley National Park in the Everglades in southern FL.

Kay Jones > Great Blue Heron in Shark Valley National Park FL preens himself. The Great Blue Heron is the largest bird in the park.

Kay Jones > There were two alligator babies, one on each side of the Momma 'gator in Shark Valley NP.

This big 'gator crossed our path as we walked to the toilet and the tower to view the Everglades. People actually walked right in front of this critter! I waited for our tram driver to chase him into the water with a stick.