POD - more Everglades nature calling Palmetto Bay home - look at what is also found in these photos; with what the Anhinga is sharing the canal bank.

Photos of the Day.  Another example of local wildlife making a go of it here in Palmetto Bay.  Photos taken Sunday, August 11, 2019 - an Anhinga, an iconic bird of the Florida Everglades - seen drying its wings at the C100 canal in Palmetto Bay near Coral Reef Park.

Now one unfortunate fact that I have highlighted in the photos.   ... a tale of two species: 

The native Anhinga is sharing the canal bank with the non-native / invasive green iguana. CLICK HERE to read the FWC page on the invasive green iguana.

"Green iguanas can cause damage to residential and commercial landscape vegetation, and are often considered a nuisance by property owners," the FWC wrote. "Some green iguanas cause damage to infrastructure by digging burrows that erode and collapse sidewalks, foundations, seawalls, berms and canal banks." CLICK HERE 

More information about the Anhinga can be found on the National Park Service website - Anhinga: Species Profile.

Photo credit - copyright 2019, Craig Merwitzer, Palmetto Bay, FL, USA

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Photo credit - copyright 2019, Craig Merwitzer, Palmetto Bay, FL, USA