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. […]
Turkey Vultures
Often mistaken as buzzards, Turkey Vultures are scavengers. You will most likely see Black Vultures not too far behind, especially if there is carrion. These are one of my […]
Double-Crested Cormorant (Juveniles)
Unlike the Anhinga who spear their food with their sharp straight beak the Double-Crested Cormorant hooks it’s prey. Juveniles have pale white/brown chests with patches of darker brown and the […]
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 […]
Striped Mud Turtle
This is the time of year where every creature, little or small, is moving. So it is important to watch where you are going especially in areas where you can […]
Little Wood Satyr
If you are hanging around shaded swamps and woodland areas, you are guaranteed to see these little ones fluttering around. They are perfectly hidden amongst the brown decaying leaves. If […]
Orange Milkwort
The Orange Milkwort grows in wet pine uplands or bog habitats. (Bog: a wetland area of soft, spongy ground consisting of decaying plant matter, peat. source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/bog/) There are […]
Spanish Moth Caterpillar
So far there are two Spanish Moth Caterpillars recorded in Hernando County, both at Chassahowitzka WMA, myself and Pete Kleinhenz, according to Inaturalist. https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature-Wildlife/Nature-Videos/Caterpillars/i-FCjcVwZ/0/8bb176f2/1280/AMH_0076-1280.mp4 Caterpillars feed on Spider Lillies and […]
Brambles
Two known brambles in Florida are the Southern Dewberry and Blackberry The Southern Dewberry has a beautiful pink shaded flower and is more of a ground vine. The wild blackberries […]
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