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Why The Everglades Owns My Heart

Writer Annette Thompson has traveled to the Florida Everglades more than a dozen times. Here, mindful of the fragility of one of the South’s last wild places, she describes the things she treasures most.

Florida Everglades: The Anhinga Trail
Robbie Caponetto, Article by Annette Thompson

Bird Watching

My Favorite Birding Spots

  • The Anhinga Trail (1 mile from the Homestead entrance, pictured)
  • Paurotis Pond (14 miles from Flamingo)
  • Anywhere in the Ten Thousand Islands.

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Florida Everglades: The Anhinga Trail

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