Mission Complete | Green Buttonwood
There was one other member of the mangrove family that I needed to make sure I brought attention to and that is the Green Buttonwood. This is another Florida native […]
Birds of the Estuaries
Birds of the Estuaries There’s nothing quite like bird watching when there are so many species gathered all in one place! Many Florida coastal birds use these estuarine habitats as […]
Mangroves Part II
Have you ever started learning about something, and then you think you got it all? Well, that is not the case with mangroves. There is so much more the know […]
Mangroves
Mangroves Mostly all Florida estuaries have one thing in common, and that is Mangroves! There are over 400,000 acres of mangrove forests that map along the coastal areas of Florida. […]
Florida Estuaries
Florida Estuaries If you are learning about Florida’s ecosystems, it can be tough to grasp all the enormous amounts of information, whether it’s simplified or not. But do not let […]
Can I have a little Pink with Green, Please
The Spotted Horse Mint (Monarda punctata) is one of many, many favorite flowering plants that I really enjoy photographing. Discovering how beautiful this flower color palette is is also the […]
National Estuaries Week
While September 19 through 26 is National Estuaries Week, I would like to take that context and bring awareness throughout the month. Beginning September 1, I will be posting as […]
(Eastern) Black Swallowtail
You know when you are out photographing, you never know what you will find, but once you find it, you’re like ‘WOE.’ Nature always surprises me and teaches me so […]
Handsome Meadow Katydid
I traveled north to visit Goethe State Forest in search of two particular flowering plants. The first plant was the Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) and the second Spotted Horsemint (Monarda […]
Giant Orchid (Pteroglossaspis ecristata)
Florida orchids are so unique and, at times, tough to find. Some orchids are small, and some can grow up to three feet tall, like this Giant Orchid. Some grow […]
It’s a Dolphin, I think
While working on my Coastal Systems field assignment at Pine Island Beach in Hernando County, I noticed a fin breaching the water’s surface. As I observed the fin, I knew […]
