Calusa Nature Center

Places of Interest/Calusa Nature Center

Resident turtle at the Calusa Nature Center in Fort Myers, Florida

Turtle Resident turtle at the Calusa Nature Center in Fort Myers, Florida

Sign indicating the entrance to the Butterfly Aviary & Native Plant Nursery on site at the Calusa Nature Center.

Butterfly Aviary & Native Plant Nursery Sign indicating the entrance to the Butterfly Aviary & Native Plant Nursery on site at the Calusa Nature Center.

Griffin Jannelli of Troop 101 built the Armadillo Enclosure at the center in 2014.

Eagle Scout Project Griffin Jannelli of Troop 101 built the Armadillo Enclosure at the center in 2014.

Bobcat resting in its enclosure at the Calusa Nature Center.

Bobcat Bobcat resting in its enclosure at the Calusa Nature Center.

Bobcat kitten sleeping in its enclosure.

Sleeping Bobcat Kitten Bobcat kitten sleeping in its enclosure.

Boardwalk hiking trail that winds through the woods at the Calusa Nature Center.

Hiking Trails Boardwalk hiking trail that winds through the woods at the Calusa Nature Center.

Resting gazebo awaits visitors.

Gazebo Resting gazebo awaits visitors.

Trail that winds through the southern Florida woods.

Hiking Trail Trail that winds through the southern Florida woods.

Gravel walking trail at the Calusa Nature Center.

Gravel Trail Gravel walking trail at the Calusa Nature Center.

This doesn't have the smooth clean work of a beaver. Does anyone know this pattern? I think it's a woodchuck.

Beaver Marks? This doesn't have the smooth clean work of a beaver. Does anyone know this pattern? I think it's a woodchuck.

It was March when we visited and not quite spring time yet.

Florida Trees It was March when we visited and not quite spring time yet.

Base of a palm tree in Fort Myers, Florida.

Palm Tree Base of a palm tree in Fort Myers, Florida.

Gravel walking trail at the Calusa Nature Center.

Gravel Trail Gravel walking trail at the Calusa Nature Center.

Two Yellow Bellied Slider turtles in a habitat at the Calusa Nature Center.

Turtles! Two Yellow Bellied Slider turtles in a habitat at the Calusa Nature Center.

Two of them drying off in their habitat.

Yellow Bellied Sliders Two of them drying off in their habitat.

Baby Alligator in its habitat in the Visitor's Center at the Calusa Nature Center.

Baby Alligator Baby Alligator in its habitat in the Visitor's Center at the Calusa Nature Center.

Baby alligator trying to hide in its habitat.

Hiding Baby Baby alligator trying to hide in its habitat.

An owl in its enclosure at the Calusa Nature Center's Visitor's Center.

Owl An owl in its enclosure at the Calusa Nature Center's Visitor's Center.

Here's lookin' at you kid!

Whoo? Here's lookin' at you kid!

Here's a Diamondback Terrapin in enclosure with the Yellow Bellied Sliders.

Diamondback Terrapin Here's a Diamondback Terrapin in enclosure with the Yellow Bellied Sliders.

Diamondback Terrapin in the enclosure.

Diamondback Terrapin Diamondback Terrapin in the enclosure.

Dimaondback Terrapin looking up.

Looking Up Dimaondback Terrapin looking up.

Close up of the Diamondback Terrapin.

Closeup Close up of the Diamondback Terrapin.

Checking things out from inside its habitat.

Owl Checking things out from inside its habitat.

Danger lurking outside at the Calusa Nature Center.

Lurking Danger lurking outside at the Calusa Nature Center.

Alligator ready to pounce!

Alligator Ready Alligator ready to pounce!

Lizard sunning itself.

Sunning Lizard Lizard sunning itself.

Lizard sunning itself.

Sunning Lizard Lizard sunning itself.

Working hard to keep their nest going.

Bees Working hard to keep their nest going.

Squirrel munching on its meal.

Squirrel Squirrel munching on its meal.