Parks & Nature Connection
Parks & Nature Connection – a monthly series learning about Florida’s awesome flora and fauna! What I love about my job as a Recreation Program Specialist is connecting people to […]
Transformation
I apologize for the slack on posting to this blog but I am grateful to be preoccupied with other volunteer projects, work and completing my final FMNP course! It’s been […]
Nature Assassins
Nature can be vicious, and I mean really vicious. However, that is the cycle of life in the world of forests and oceans. You know it happens, and accept it. […]
Weed Appreciation Day
“Others may see them as a weed, but a butterfly and a bee may tend to disagree.” What exactly is a weed? A weed is a plant considered undesirable in […]
Impersonator
My husband and I took a road trip to visit a Florida native wildflower nursery in Groveland, and on the way home, we decided to check out Cypress Lakes Preserve […]
Cute but Destructive
A couple of days ago, I had to go to Chassahowitzka WMA to mark a particular plant, a Swamp Azalea. I would never have seen this plant unless it was […]
Creepy Critters: Warrior Beetle
Nature Photographers, I have a question for you. Have you ever taken a photo that actually brought tears in your eyes? If you have experienced that, I would love to […]
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 […]
Nature Decomposers *Warning graphic photos & video*
Nature Decomposers.. ***WARNING GRAPHIC PHOTOS AND VIDEO*** Ya know that part in your life where if you didn’t do this you would have not seen that? Well, this is another […]
Rainbow Scarab (Dung Bettle)
Every living creature has its place on this planet! Another member of the Dung Beetle family is the Rainbow Scarab. With the previous post and video showing a dung beetle […]
Dung Beetles and Wild Boar Scat (poop)
Of course I take photos of animal poop. Why? Education! Most people wouldn’t think dung beetles on wild boar scat would be considered nature/wildlife photography but to me, it is. […]
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