Swollen Bladderwort
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 […]
Pin-striped Vermilion Slug
Pin-striped Vermilion Slug… a very interesting name. When I first noticed this little thing crawling on the thorned stem it reminded me of a watermelon! This slug is about an […]
Eastern Silver Aster
I first saw this flower it was in the Withlacoochee State Forest working on an article about wildflowers. I didn’t take much notice then until I saw it at Big […]
Glade Lobelia
Scattered throughout the front section of Big Pine in Brooksville, the Glade Lobelia is a welcoming speck of color throughout the area. The first collection of this plant […]
Pine Hyacinth
If you ever wanted to feel like you are in a fairy-tale-like forest, this is the flower to be around. This is my top favorite native wildflower, just being around […]
Southern Dogface Sulpher
The Southern Dogface Sulpher is easy to ID.. The black spot on its wing as well as the pink color. Its such a unquie butterfly in the sulpher family. They […]
Rain Lily | Fairy Lily
This lily popped up days before I saw it.. just this single little white flower with hints of pink on the petals was all alone across from the Big Pine […]
Spiderlings by the hundreds
A short photo hike at Big Pine Tract with an incredible find. Green Lynx Spiderlings Each egg sac contains hundreds of spiderlings and well defended by their mother. Mating […]
American Lady
What a beautiful little butterfly, with a speculator underwing design. Called many names; American Painted Lady, Painted Beauty, this butterfly’s larvae creates nests atop their host plants. (See link below) […]
Snakes, Plants, Insects and more!
Fall Photo Blitz is Saturday October 27 at Chinsegut Conservation Center. The event begins at 10am… Chinsegut Conservation Center 23212 Lake Lindsey Road Brooksville, FL 352-754-6722 Bring your camera, photo, […]
