点评:As in 2018 we did not see one Alligator. Prior to the mass "removal" of these animals we would see many of them in this park. We did however, spot an alligator once in Sanibel Gardens Preserve and it was a juvenile, so adults must be around somewhere but they are now apparently terrified of exposing themselves. There is an excellent Observation Deck/Tower immediately to the left of the entrance of "Ding". You park to the right of the Ranger booth and then walk the short path to the observation tower. From there we observed Little Green Heron parents who laid just one egg. Their egg after 2 weeks was devoured (we believe) by a Green Iguana we spotted close by. Osprey are abundant here and always a joy to watch. We were fortunate to see a Manatee family, mom, dad and baby, which is only the 2nd time in my 30 years at "Ding" I've seen Manatees. There is a second observation tower further along the drive. As is the case now in all of Florida, Green Iguana and Coyotes are abundant all through the island of Sanibel.
翻译:和2018年一样,我们这次也没看到一只鳄鱼。在大规模“移除”这些动物之前,我们经常在这个公园里看到它们。不过,我们在萨尼贝尔花园保护区确实见过一次鳄鱼,那是一只幼鳄,所以成年鳄鱼肯定还在附近,只是它们现在似乎很害怕暴露自己。在“丁”公园入口左侧有一个很棒的观景台/塔。你可以把车停在护林员亭右侧,然后沿着小路走到观景塔。在那里,我们看到了一对小绿鹭夫妇,它们只产了一枚卵。两周后,它们的卵(我们认为)被我们在附近看到的一只绿鬣蜥吃掉了。这里有很多鹗,总是让人赏心悦目。我们很幸运地看到了一家海牛,妈妈、爸爸和小海牛,这在我来“丁”公园30年的时间里,只是第二次见到海牛。沿着车道再往前走,还有第二个观景塔。与佛罗里达州其他地区一样,萨尼贝尔岛上到处都是绿鬣蜥和郊狼。