Lily pond - Cindy Lane | Sun
Moorehen - Cindy Lane | Sun
Gaillardia - Cindy Lane | Sun
Mexican primrose willow - Cindy Lane | Sun
Mimosa - Cindy Lane | Sun
Bird nesting island - Cindy Lane | Sun
Uprooted tree - Cindy Lane | Sun
Wetlands - Cindy Lane | Sun
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Lily pads - Cindy Lane | Sun
Slash pine, gaillardia - Cindy Lane | Sun
Water lilies - Cindy Lane | Sun
Muhly grass, slash pine - Cindy Lane | Sun
Slash pine - Cindy Lane | Sun
Saw palmetto - Cindy Lane | Sun
Robinson Preserve, from Perico Preserve, across Perico Bayou. - Cindy Lane | Sun
Pokeweed - Cindy Lane | Sun
Muhly grass - Cindy Lane | Sun
Lily pond at Perico Preserve - Cindy Lane | Sun
Gopher tortoise, with bird nesting island in background - Cindy Lane | Sun
Estuary shallows - Cindy Lane | Sun
Camouflaged crab - Cindy Lane | Sun
Butterfly and bee - Cindy Lane | Sun
White egret - Cindy Lane | Sun
Saltbush - Cindy Lane | Sun
Pied-billed grebe - Cindy Lane | Sun
Mangrove - Cindy Lane | Sun
Mangrove butterfly - Cindy Lane | Sun
Perico Preserve is a former 176-acre farm that dated back to the 1930s. A vegetable stand operated into the 1970s at 11700 Manatee Ave. W., where the preserve entrance is located.
A 1.5-mile shell and boardwalk trail leads to a bird blind, designed for birdwatchers and photographers, a Monet-like pond, with water lilies and a bridge, and the bird rookery island, the main feature of the preserve.
Shaded swing benches overlook fresh and saltwater marshes. Dry uplands provide habitat for relocated gopher tortoises. Shady trails are comfortable for summer walkers.
From a boardwalk, visitors can see Robinson Preserve across Perico Bayou; the two preserves create a wildlife corridor for many species of animals and birds.
To protect wildlife, dogs are not allowed at Perico Preserve, and bicycles are limited to certain areas; both are allowed at Robinson Preserve.
