First Species Documented in Hernando County!
On October 20, 2018, at Chassahowitzka WMA, I photographed an insect that I have never seen before and again on March 20, 2020. Most likely, not the same insect but […]
Warty Sedge (Carex verrucosa )
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 […]
Skyblue Lupine
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, […]
Pinebarren Aster
This is a native wildflower I haven’t seen at Chassahowitzka WMA before, as it was in a location many just look and drive by. They are well hidden in this […]
Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee
Just one of many sweat bees… the Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee is another Florida important pollinator. There are over 44 species of this sweat/ halictid bees, I am still searching […]
Rosy Wolfsnail
Well, this one isn’t on the friendly snail list. Apparently, this carnivorous snail was introduced into Hawaii to control Giant African Land Snails. But that plan didn’t work because this […]
Camponotus Socius… UPDATE
So this is an ant… a Camponotus socius and a very cute one! Just look at that face! As you know, extremely challenging to photograph… I managed to get a […]
Palm Warbler
The Palm Warbler is one of the nine varieties of Wood Warblers. After the recent burn at Chassahowitzka, there were plenty of insects for these little warblers to forge on. […]
Little Blue Heron (Juvenile)
It’s is amazing how wildlife kids transform, how this juvenile little blue heron is pure white and within a year will turn all blue. The photo above is one of […]
Bluestripe Ribbon Snake
Ribbons snakes are non-venomous, however just like every living creature they still bite, even with a cute face like that! I see a lot of these snakes killed as a […]
Osmia Chalybea
Osmia Chalybea- Mason Bee… or as I call it, a blue metallic mason bee. These are bigger than the little sweat bees you see. https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature-Wildlife/Nature-Videos/Bees/i-G2K58mq/0/de056241/1280/AMH_0459-1280.mp4 What trip watching […]
