Upon our arrival to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, I was excited to experience what I had in store. I have heard plenty of great things about this field trip from fellow classmates that have previously taken colloquium. They told me that there are so many animals that I will see that I have never seen before, wish was very true. When we began to walk to the boardwalk, I immediately spotted a bird I have never seen before. There it was soaring in the sky, a red-shouldered hawk. This bird was so big, flying in confidence, looking for prey. The sight was amazing, and the binoculars made the experience like the bird was flying right in my face. As we made our way through the boardwalk, traveling through different ecosystems. I became amazed when our group entered the swamp area. I have never been so close to such a large alligator in my life. The sight of watching it trying to feed itself was a once and a lifetime experience. It was creeping, slowly, and patiently in order to eat the swimming fish around it. Also, waiting for an ignorant bird to get to close, so it would have a filling meal. Once we left the amazing alligator sighting, we than ran into a kite, floating itself around also looking for a meal for the morning. The birds are corkscrew sanctuary were absolutely breath taking. I have been out in the wilderness millions of times. It took just one fieldtrip to see a handful of birds that I have never seen in my life. I also heard an amazing story about the life cycle and food chain that has taken place there before. Apparently, a German family witnessed a deer get attacked by a Florida Panther. It is amazing to know that on the same land that I walked, 1 of 100 of the dying species of Florida Panther ate on that same land. I will be paying several visits back to the Corkscrew Sanctuary in the future.
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