[SWAMPSNIPER]

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[freedumb2003]

Where I come from “choking the chicken” has a completely different meaning...

[goseminoles]

Thanks for the pics. As a native Floridian, I sometimes take these sights for granted. But you do them justice.

[darkwing104]

North Florida FREEPERS, on the other hand, are genteel and cultivated!

Oh Really!

[rdl6989]

Floridians are some of the friendliest people I’ve encountered in my travels. As always I enjoy your birding threads.

[SFConservative]

Does the Chicken name relate to the legs? They do look a bit like those of a chicken.

[fso301]

I don’t see anything that looks chocolate about it.

[fso301]

Strangest looking chicken I ever saw

[Rockingham]

Years ago, I lived in Naples and am familiar with Chokoloskee. I visited the old general store and post office when it was still being run by the sisters.

The grandfather of a friend told me of seeing, as a young teen, the notorious Mr. Watson alive in a boat in Chokoloskee after his capture in the Ten Thousand Islands. Watson was dead by the time he arrived at the courthouse in Everglades City, killed because his captors were fearful of Watson's vengeance.

[Grammy]

"...Chokoloskee Chicken..."

Try saying that fast 3 times in a row! Thanks Swampie.

[bert]

Back in 1983, I walked into a freshwater marsh on Cumberland Island and the trees erupted with hundreds and hundreds of the White Ibis.

It was a spectacular experience

[afraidfortherepublic]

Look at those red legs against the red stems! Beautiful, as usual! Thanks for making my day — it’s been snowing here all day.

[gardengirl]

Beautiful, Swampy!

Wet and miserable here as well. Sposed to get more rain tom. As one of the old guys so succinctly put it—”It can deeper, but it can’t get no wetter!” LOL

[Canedawg]

Great photos!

[Vendome]

I thought this some Southerner recipe I hadn’t heard of yet.

Beautiful Pictures.

[skr]

That’s some chicken! The colors are very nicely balanced.

[mojitojoe]

Beautiful!!

[brytlea]

One of my favorite things about living in S. FL is walking out my front door and seeing these fellas in the yards, poking around for a meal. Thanks for the photos!

[Vinnie]

I remember going in a restaurant in either Chokoloskee or Everglades City. Think it was Everglades City, right on the circle.

There was a water line on the wall from Hurricane Donna.
The waterline was about 8 ft. up the wall. The restaurant built up about 5 ft.above ground (sea) level.

The waitress said they rode out the hurricane in a boat tied up in the mangroves!! Can’t imagine doing that.
I rode the storm out in Miami, about 100 miles away from the eye and the winds were 90 mph.

Better know where you’re going around those mangrove islands or you can get hopelessly lost.

[CaptRon]

I thought this was gonna be a recipe!