Fisheating Creek Outpost

 

While not a State Park, the Fisheating Creek Outpost has signs proclaiming it part of the "Great Florida Birding Trail".  A large campground along Fisheating Creek also has a camp store, washroom, and canoe rentals.

                                        Lots of canoes along the bank of the creek.

While I might be a bit anxious about jumping into a canoe in a creek that clearly has alligators, the nearness of the alligator didn't seem to disturb the little blue heron in his fishing.  We've even seen birds on an alligator's back.  The park docents say that alligators prefer food without feathers.

Oak trees can be pretty interesting - the limbs often grow horizontally instead of vertically, creating a nicely shaded picnic area.

                        Most old oak trees have many epiphytes growing on their bark.