It was closed due to damage from Hurricane Ian when we last went there. Yesterday it was open so, although a beautiful day and the weekend which we expected would mean a big crowd, we went back. There was a big crowd, the biggest we have ever seen there. But we persevered. Just so we would have something to post for the big crowd at UHH!
It was more than damaged from Ian. It was nearly destroyed! Many, many trees down. Widespread flooding. The weir where most of our great shots have come from there is gone! We didn't see any Deer, Turkeys, Pigs, Turtles, etc.
We were very disappointed.
But we still managed to get a few photos.
Gators are still there. If you can make sense out of this jumble of monsters, you are a better puzzle doer than I am!!
Limpkins were numerous. Note this guy beating the heck out of a clam to open him up.
And some Yellow Rumped Warblers, I think. Maybe?

I have a bunch of flashlights like the ones shown below, and they're great - sometimes. They can be set for very bright, bright, and flashing. The lens can be adjusted to narrow or wide beam. There's just one problem: they don't always work. I've experimented with them, and I can't isolate the problem. They use one AA battery, with a push-button switch at one end, and an LED assembly at the other. The light could work perfectly and fail ten seconds later. Then it will decide to work again. I've swapped parts on both ends - switch and light - but the results have been inconsistent. Whatever part is malfunctioning, it fails and then regenerates. If I'm going somewhere requiring a light, I bring three of them. Amazon has identical lights with various brand names on them. I also have colored flashlights that use three AAA batteries, and they have the same problem. When I press the button on a light, and it doesn't turn on, I leave it where I can see it when it decides to light up so I can turn it off.

I haven't kept track to see if some lights always work, so I can't say. I realize I could buy a $50 flashlight, but would that be any more reliable? It still has a switch and an LED assembly. Spending $50 for a flashlight is not on my To-Do list. The set below costs $10, but there are several combinations for different prices.

If you have any suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them.

Way back when, in the days of film (as I might say to my grandchildren), when you turned a polarizing filter on an SLR, you could see the effect of the filter through the viewfinder. The sky got darker then lighter, contrast increased and decreased, glare disappeared and reappeared - all until you got the effect that you wanted. I tried one of the new circular polarizing filters with a mirrorless camera and found no change in effect no matter which way I turned the filter, so I dug into my old kit and tried my old linear polarizing filter. Same thing - no change in effect no matter which way I turned it. Why?