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Sandhills
The year thousands of cranes were close to the path because water levels were higher.
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Cypress Sunrise
A beautiful sunrise over the wetlands of Orlando Wetlands Park with young cypress tree rising from the water.
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Success
A mother river otter was teaching her two pups to fish in a shallow area of the lake. Finally, after watching them splash around and continue to miss the fish for 45 minutes, one of the otter pups grabbed a fish. The otter pup was so excited it ran out of the water and sat in the grass enjoying the fish with a big smile on its face.
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Why I Otter
An entertaining river otter looks sternly at me as I sit on the edge of the lake and watch it hunt for fish.
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Owlet Curiosity
This adorable owlet was sitting on the ground picking flowers and eating them (as you can tell from the flower clinched in its claw). After bringing the last flower up to its mouth, a single petal floated in the air and landed on its head. The petal along with the silly face of intrigue, made this a particular enjoyable moment.
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Floral Florida
A breathtaking sunset over the wetlands on the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive while the beautiful yellow wildflowers are in bloom.
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Pine Lily Sunset
Despite being widespread in Florida the pine lily is threatened as species and requires a bit of diligence to find them. So you can imagine my excitement when I came across this bloom as the sun was setting in the Hall Scott Preserve. The setting sun began to turn the sky orange while simultaneously illuminating the orange bloom, which stood out brilliantly against the pine scrub background.
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Pipevine Swallowtail
I have pipevines in my yard to attract these butterflies......I had lots of caterpillars then plenty of butterflies emerge
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Oystercatcher
Oystercatchers are a favorite bird to watch at the beach, this one was at Ft. DeSoto
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Night Heron
We always see night herons when visiting Lettuce Lake in Tampa but never get tired of seeing such pretty birds
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Painted Bunting
This is the FIRST painted bunting that I ever saw in Florida, it was at Circle B Bar Reserve near Lakeland
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Honey Bees
Honey bees on blueberries in Brooksville Florida seen while blueberry picking in the spring
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Baby Turtle
Baby turtle on log spotted while on canoe paddle on Hilssborough River
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Whistling Ducks
Black Bellied Whistling Ducks enjoy the ponds around Wesley Chapel and I enjoy them too!!
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Visiting Black Racer
One day I noticed my cat looking out a window - mesmerized! I looked and saw this beautiful creature. This snake has visited my garden several times in the past. I was able to take a couple of pictures with my cell phone before it dashed away.
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Visiting Black Racer
One day I noticed my cat peering intently out a window - mesmerized! I looked and saw this beautiful creature. This snake has visited my garden a few times. I went out and was able to take a couple of pictures with my cell phone before it dashed away.
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Night-blooming Cereus
These beautiful flowers bloom for a single night, lasting often until the next morning.
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Morning storm
Morning thunderstorms such as this one are not uncommon along the Florida Gulf coast. The image looks north from the Treasure Island Causeway.
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December sunset
Looking west across Blind Pass, between Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach. This winter sunset came as something of a surprise at the end of an overcast day.
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Driftwood Beach
This stretch of beach on Big Talbot Island is unique, littered with the carcasses of trees and driftwood.
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Steve Boissoneault
Black-necked Stilt
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Great Egret feeding time
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Immature Blue Heron
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Great Egret
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Great Blue Heron
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Startled White Ibis
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Blue winged teal, vertical takeoff
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Sharing
In late July, early August I discovered Little Blue Heron, Cattle Egrets and Snowy Egrets were all nesting in the same rockery. I am not sure but I believe these are baby Little Blue Egrets. I soften the surrounding area to focus on the 2 central birds.
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Dawn fisherman
The pink dawn sky gave this fisherman a scene of beauty as swell as a bountiful catch
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Lake Apopka Grebe
The north shore of Lake Apopka, formerly the site of intense muck farming, is being transformed into a wildlife haven. The process is ongoing, but the results can be seen by traversing the 11.5 mile wildlife drive. The reclamation and regeneration process should be rewarding to watch.
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Posing in profile
This Great Blue Heron seemed to be proudly posing in the early morning light.
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Red-Shouldered Hawk
Red-Shouldered Hawk with snake
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Dragonfly on a rosebud
Dragonfly chilling on a rosebud
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Sunrise Rider
Horse Portraits on the Beach
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Sunshine State
I try to make my way to the Orlando Wetlands for sunrise at least a dozen times a year and, admittedly, sometimes the sunrises are only average. The reason I keep coming back is because of sunrises like this. The sunrays breaking over the clouds, the beautiful wetlands in the foreground, and the tall palm trees illuminated by the rising sun...truly a beautiful place.
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Sunrise with a Sandhill
I was enjoying a beautiful sunrise at the Orlando Wetlands Park when suddenly a Sandhill crane landed near me. To my surprise the elegant bird slowly walked down into the water directly in front of me and the sunrise, providing a beautiful subject for the photo.
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Sandhill Sunrise
I was enjoying a beautiful sunrise at the Orlando Wetlands Park when suddenly a Sandhill crane landed near me. To my surprise the elegant bird slowly walked down into the water directly in front of me and the sunrise, providing a beautiful subject for the photo.
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the ultimate disguise
I spooked this gator and it took off in such a hurry it swam right though a patch of water lettuce. I find this so comical! if you zoom in it almost looks like a hippo from the front
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Phantom of the Lake
walking through the swamp I realized I had a shadow
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stealth
A picture showing the majestic stealthy ability of the Florida Alligator, while the reflection makes it look like something unworldly.
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Double-crested cormorant
This close-up profile of a juvenile double-crested cormorant captures the seldom appreciated beauty of this bird which is usually seen diving beneath the water for fish.
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Blue button
Blue buttons are about 1.5 inches in diameter and look like small "jellyfish." They are really a colony of hydroids which have stinging cells. They are also a major food source for the blue dragon sea slug. This one was washed ashore and is resting on a cockle shell. Although seen more frequently on Florida's east coast, this one was washed ashore on Cape Romano on Florida's west coast.
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Stalked polypore
As this species of polypore ages it transforms itself into a rainbow of color, a characteristic not typical of other fungi. The polypore grows on rotting wood on forest floors. The color you see is natural and has not been enhanced.
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Anhinga with fish
Observed anhinga capturing what appears to be a sunfish. The bird's reflection in the water plus its new capture made what I thought provided an ideal photographic moment.
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Spurilla nudibranch
This nudibranch was found feeding in a tide pool near Kice Island, Florida. Most nudibranchs are small. This was about 50 mm in length. The two spiral sculptured appendages on the top are rhinophores. They act as the animal's nose and enable it to detect prey.
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Otter Watercolor
A family of river otters had been frequenting a waterway near my home. I went out early one morning and was lucky enough to find one of the adults swimming around a lake. The early morning light caused the water to catch the reflection of the surrounding trees, plants, and sky, creating a watercolor like effect to the water.
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Social Feather Duster
This cluster of worms lives in parchment-like tubes. The crowns of radials are arranged in a circular pattern. Their color varies according to where the creature lives. It uses feather-like appendages to capture and feed on phytoplankton. Photo taken in plexiglass aquarium and returned to the environment following the photo.
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Marvin (Skip) Lowery
Photo is as much a portrait as a landscape since a 200+ year old oak tree is the main subject, but the photo also includes part of a Florida palmetto/palm woods in the background. The light on the limbs and moss are heightened when the tree is seen on a winter afternoon, as was the case with this photograph.
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Cycle of Life
This is an adult mama barred owl. The wood duckling somehow got separated from her family and came right into the territory of the owls. The mama owl successfully hunted the duckling and fed the young owlet. Cycle of life in nature can be hard to witness at times.
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Queen of the Woods
This is a portrait of a female adult barred owl. It is always challenge to photograph them in good light as they always prefer dark areas during the day and are usually perched high up in the trees , covered by moss. On this day though, she chose a very nice perch and posed for me in beautiful light.