The swamp is a symphony of life with frogs croaking, insects buzzing, birds calling, and thunder cracking in the distance. This time of year, Big Cypress comes alive in sound. Many animals time their breeding and feeding cycles with the wet season, when water is abundant, and the landscape filled with activity. Take a quiet moment along one of our boardwalks or trails and just listen. In a world full of noise, the swamp has a way of slowing us down! | Big Cypress National Preserve