About Our Everglades Airboat Tours

American alligators, once on the brink of extinction, are now thriving in the southeastern United States, particularly in Florida's Everglades, showcasing a successful story of wildlife conservation.

The Florida Softshell turtle, found in the Everglades, is easily recognizable by its flat, leathery shell and long snorkel-like nose, which it uses to breathe while submerged in water.

The bald Eagle, America's national bird, is a powerful symbol of freedom and is known for its impressive wingspan, keen eyesight, and majestic presence, often building the largest tree nests of any North American bird species.

The North American river otter, a playful and agile inhabitant of the Florida Everglades, is an adept swimmer that uses its streamlined body and webbed feet to navigate the waterways in search of fish, its primary diet.

Raccoons, with their distinctive masked faces and ringed tails, are highly adaptable creatures that thrive in a variety of environments, including the Florida Everglades, where they are skilled at foraging and swimming.

The Eastern Indigo Snake, found in the Florida Everglades, is the longest non-venomous snake in the United States, known for its striking indigo-blue coloration and docile nature.

The Great Blue Heron, a prominent resident of the Florida Everglades, stands as the tallest heron in North America, with its striking blue-gray plumage and an impressive wingspan, often sen stalking along the water's edge in search of fish.

 The Ahninga, often referred to as the "snakebird," is known for its slender neck, which it uses to spear fish underwater, and its habit of spreading its wings to dry after diving, because its feathers do not have the waterproofing oils of many other water birds.

The Roseate Spoonbill is a strikingly pink-plumaged bird found in the wetlands of the Americas, easily identifiable by its unique spoon-shaped bill, which it uses to sift through mud to catch small fish and invertebrates.

The Wood Stork is a large wading bird native to the Americas, known for its distinctive bald head and bill, which it uses in a unique way, opening its beak and snapping it shut when it feels a fish, enabling it to feed in murky waters where visibility is low.

The Osprey is a globally distributed bird of prey, remarkable for its diet almost exclusively of fish, and its ability to dive into water from heights of up to 100 feet to catch them with its sharp talons.

The Red-shouldered Hawk is a medium-sized bird of prey known for its distinctive reddish-brown shoulders, loud, kee-ah call, and habitat preference for wooded areas near water sources, where it hunts small mammals, amphibians, and reptiles.