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Photo Diary: Ocala Wetland Recharge Park, FL

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Saturday March 18, 2023 · 6:47 AM PDT

2023/03/18 · 06:47

Okay, it’s not the most imaginative name they could have come up with. But this is a very nice park, consisting of an open wild area where the city discharges its stormwater to let it slowly percolate down to the aquifer. There are several miles of walking paths and lots of Florida wetland critters to see here. I spent the whole afternoon.

Some photos.

For those who don't know, I live in a converted campervan and travel around the country, posting photo diaries of places that I visit. I am currently wintering in Florida.

The park

One of the retention ponds

Blue Iris

Half-grown Alligator—about 4 feet long

Black Racer Snake

Bullfrog

Hooded Merganser. I don’t see these very often.

Fish Crow

Softshell Turtle

Dragonfly

Snowy Egret preens in a tree

Coot

Moorhen

Grackle. All I saw were males—I didn’t see any females.

Kestrel

Not your typical park Gray Squirrel—this is a Sherman’s Fox Squirrel

Grasshopper

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