Striped Mud Turtle
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 […]
Groundselbush Beetle
A new species on my list! While at first concentrating on photographing a wasp, I see some iridescent colors reflecting in my viewfinder. When I put the camera down, I […]
Small Butterwort
Most of the ‘worts’ I have seen are yellow, this is the first time I had seen a small lilac butterwort. While driving around getting landscape photos for an upcoming […]
Soldier’s Orchid
Well, this was a surprise to see at Chassahowitika. Sprouting up near in some moist areas I spotted these Soldier’s (Centipede Grass) Orchids. These are not native to Florida and […]
Aripeka Pelicans
A friend of mine told me about a disturbing incident she had in Aripeka. Along 595 two roads merge, Osowaw Blvd and Aripeka Blvd that separate Hernando County and Pasco […]
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
You can always tell if a Sapsucker was forging on a tree….they always drill small holes in a row. This is the first observation at Chassahowitzka WMA. Currently, I have […]
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