The Alligator Farm is not just gators and nesting birds.  They also have some interesting captive birds as well, like these:

Crowned Crane  Hornbill_

Leaving the Farm, we passed a pasture full of these:

Spotted_Longhorn 

Outside the pasture were lots of interesting wildflowers:

Yellow_w_bee  Yellow_weed_  Pasture_post  Thistle_profile 

Remember: Beauty is where you find it, so keep looking.

BTW: the thumb is a Cassowary from the Brevard Zoo.