If you want to see birds, you go to Alligator Lake. As usual today we were surrounded by thousands of birds — coots, white pelicans, anhingas, ospreys and so many others — but predominant were the yellow-rumped warblers. In every tree, there were three or four or more of them flitting about.

White pelicans flew overhead, seeking a spot to splash down. These impressive birds are about twice the size of brown pelicans, and are extremely skittish.

When we first arrived, fog blanketed the park but quickly lifted. (fog photo by quoderat, path photo by zanna)

This (lesser?) scaup was also shy, but hung around long enough for a photo. (by quoderat)

A tree frog attempting to warm up after a cool night. (by quoderat)

This lone glossy ibis foraged in the shallows.

This bird I couldn’t identify, but the photo came out pretty good. (by quoderat)