The northern mockingbird is a unique bird, a very vocal and mimicking bird. Check out the links below to read more about Florida’s state bird. Links https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Mockingbird/id https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/northern-mockingbird […]
Four minutes and thirteen seconds of bees and butterflies
It’s going to be a wonderful spring season when you see massive sized thistle plants growing. Seriously, I have never seen thistle quite like this before. Standing over 5 feet […]
How exciting is this to be able to photograph a red-cockaded woodpecker! Just one of those days where you have to be in the right place at the right time. […]
The laurel-leaf greenbrier grows in areas where the soil is moist and the berries it produces are essential for many wild animals. Links https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr375 https://www.plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SMLA https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3900
This is just one of many violets that grow in the wild. The white bog violet can be found on the edges of the wetlands or moist soils. The first […]
This is a uniquely designed fly, in fact, it’s a good fly to have around according to insectidentification.org, because of two things. One: they are a pollinator and two they […]
A new species added to my iNaturalist observation! I don’t know how many times I have driven by this thinking it was sawgrass. Surprisingly there is not a voucher specimen […]
What’s blooming over at Chassahowitzka WMA… skyblue lupine! Just one of many of my favorite sandhill flowering plants. The first day of Spring is March 19th, and it seems everything, […]
One thing about the wetlands is the amazing aquatic plants! This is the Swollen Bladderwort. Not only is this aquatic plant beautiful and brings a sparkle of yellow within the […]
Not very often do I see turtles sunning on a log in the swamps at Chassahowitzka WMA. It’s just one of those things, being in the right place at the […]
