Green Heron
Another very patient wading bird, the Green Heron. I actually timed this one. Just a couple of blinks, this bird stood still for over 3 minutes. That’s a long time, […]
Summer Tanager
I headed out yesterday determined to get more macro shots focusing on some specific insects and plant species, and well that didn’t happen. While hiking all I was hearing was […]
The Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
Sometimes you just have to wait a half a year to go back to places you visited before, especially at different times of the seasons. It was a very long […]
New Butterfly!
A new butterfly to put on my species list… Hackberry Emperor! I was just looking around and I saw something land on the pine tree. I was guessing it was […]
Hooded Pitcher Plant
Finally! I was able to get close enough to take some photos of this amazing plant! Interesting: Another capture mechanism is the clear to whitish areas on the […]
Green Anole
A truly amazing lizard the Green Anole is. Native to Florida this lizard is really interesting to watch, especially when they change colors. Click on the image to go to […]
Salt Marsh Caterpillar
I have been seeing quite a few of these caterpillars and will be waiting a couple of weeks to take some photos of the moths. Click on image to go […]
Merlin
At first, I thought this was a Southeastern American Kestral, but after viewing my photos in more detail, it was actually a Merlin! I am honored to have the first […]
Southern Dewberry (Rubus trivialis)
Finally, I was able to get my husband out and about yesterday and during that nature hike, I found my missing piece. It took a month to get a photo […]
Three years and over 400 species!
iNaturalist My first observation at Chassahowitzka WMA was April 1, 2017. Three years later I have 1140 observations and 480 species. When I first started iNaturalist I felt intimidated by […]
A hard lesson to learn
At this time I am trying to spend as much time out photographing nature. There are some locations where I haven’t been able to go due to, you know… people. […]
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