Birds
A bird watchers paradise is along the tour. Soaring Bald Eagles, feeding Snail Kites, very Rare Purple Martins and Sandhill Cranes may all be sited on Tour.
Wild Creatures of Nature
Alligators, Turtles, Armadillo’s, Raccoon’s and various species of Snakes.
Other Wild Animals
See Wild Boar as they roam freely with piglets on Lake Toho’s Florida maintained public island.
NATURES VERY OWN THEME PARK
Thrilling adventures await on “Aquatic Adventures Airboat Tours”, hurl into the wildlife of Lake TOHO and experience many forms of natural miracles coming face to face with “Florida Alligators”, be within inches of the endangered “Snail Kite” seeing them nurtured in their own habitat. On those rare occasions, you may look up and see the Great “Bald Eagle” souring overhead in all of their beauty. Skimming over Hydrilla on Lake Toho in a state of the art Modern Airboat is the best way to experience all of the wonders of Florida Wildlife up close and personal. “Live it, Feel it, Smell It and Breath” Natures very own Theme Park in this unscripted Airboat Adventure Tour. An experience of a lifetime.
Start with a little background information for those of you not familiar with this bird. They’re called the snail kite because about 99% of their diet is snails, which they find by flying over water or sitting on perches , waiting for them to come to the surface to breathe. They’re not like an osprey or an eagle, because they hate to get their feathers wet. Snail kites will not dive into the water after snails, they’ll only go as deep as their legs can reach, which is about 6 inches. That means snails can only be caught when they’re right near the water’s surface. As you know, the majority of Lake Toho has more than 6 inches of water, so kites grab snails anywhere there are snails high in the water – off of grass stems, floating on the surface, or crawling around in matted hydrilla.
They cannot see snails if the plants are too thick, and they can’t reach them if the plants are too tall… they have to be able to fly down to the water, grab a snail, and fly back up, which they can’t really do in thick cat-tail or water-pepper, for example. This limits where kites can find snails.
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Above are many of the wild life species that can be seen on your exciting adventure tour.
Learn more about Florida Wildlife and conservation projects along with the many rare species of wildlife throughout the state