Jan. 29, 2016---continued---Green Cay:

While wandering around the Peaceful Waters, we talked with other folks.  Several of them said we should go to Green Cay, too, which was about 5 minutes away from Wakodahatchee, so we revised our plans for the day and dropped going to Mounts Garden so that we'd have time for both Green Cay and Wakodahatchee.  Both were well worth seeing and like Peaceful waters, they're free!
First came Green Cay----
 Green Cay Nature Center is Palm county's newest nature center that overlooks 100 acres of constructed wetland and provides educational opportunities about this unique habitat. The wetland features 1.5 miles of elevated boardwalk featuring interpretive signs about the habitat. The Nature Center includes a lecture hall, gift shop, and live animals.

a little butterfly garden leading up to the Nature Center.  Too cold for any butterflies today, though.  It only got up to about 60 degrees today.

 From the Nature Center looking out over the lake.

 Some people near us were excited to see these.  They said these are lesser scaup ducks.

 a Florida cooter

 more views along the boardwalk.

 looking back towards the main entrance

 another Florida cooter

more of the extensive boardwalk.

 some wild flowers

more wild flowers around the wetlands---they had it listed as something with "weed" in the name.

 ibis flying in

 more of the wetlands

 I believe this is a Pied-Billed Grebe.  Looked like a baby duck.

 a female Grackle?

 American Redstart?

 pretty sure this is an alligator!

American Coot

The alligator turned his head a little bit.

 an anhinga

 cypress knees

 an ibis up to it's knees in cypress knees

 a 2nd alligator

 a moorhen also known as a common gallinule

tri colored heron

snowy egret

 looking across at the meandering boardwalk.

 fall colors in south florida!

 wild flowers in the wetlands.

 more little wild flowers in the wetlands.

 Looking over towards the Nature Center from the boardwalk.

 Gazebo in the boardwalk.

 wide angle of Green Cay looking back towards the Nature Center.

 Reddish Egret?

 more coots

continuing along the path

 another pavilion.

 a Green Heron

 more of the scenic byway

 They even had these little bird houses on a pole.

 a tri color heron intent on getting dinner.

 still working on it.

 Yellow rump warbler

 some sort of snake curled up on the leaves

 Back at the Nature Center there was a group of people painting.  They were really good!

 inside the center there was an exhibit with some baby gators in it.

And that was it for Green Cay.  I will be back!