The Beginning of Something Extraordinary
Back in September, coming home from a walk around the neighborhood, my husband and I noticed something in the middle of the road. Golly, it was a baby gopher tortoise, […]
A Local Trip to Weekiwachee Preserve
It has been a long time since I took a photo-hike at Weekiwachee Preserve. I do have several friends that post photos of their beautiful nature encounters and in a […]
Carnivorous Plants- Beautiful but Deadly
Carnivorous Plants- Beautiful but Deadly Venus Flytraps always comes to mind when you first think of carnivorous plants. Once an unsuspected insect triggers those sensitive hairs, its folding lobes with […]
Wild Estuaries: Sea Snails
During my travels exploring the estuaries, I came across two species of snails; Marsh Periwinkle and the Mangrove Periwinkle. Marsh periwinkles feed on the algae collected on the blades of […]
Wild Estuaries: Carolina Sea Lavender (Limonium carolinianum )
There is beauty along the brackish waters, the Carolina Sea Lavender (Limonium carolinianum). This Florida native plant is a slow-growing plant and blooms in the latter part of the summer months. […]
Bird Biology
At the beginning of September, I enrolled in one of the courses offered at Cornell Lab- Bird Academy. That course is Ornithology: Comprehensive Bird Biology. Honestly, there are so many […]
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. […]
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 […]
Florida Milkweeds
There are over 20 milkweeds plants native to Florida. The most commonly seen in my area, are Sandhill, Fewflower, Velvet-leaf, Whorled, and Butterfly. There is also the Clasping Milkweed, but […]
Photo Spot | Ornate Bella Moth
The Ornate Bella Moth is a Florida native moth and a beautiful one at that. Their colors are very unique. Their wings are of a beautiful subtle orange color with […]
