Yucca Plant and Yucca Moth
Common Yucca (Yucca filamentosa) and Yucca Moth (Tegeticula yuccasella)- A Mutualist Relationship The relationship between the Yucca plant and the Yucca Moth is the perfect example of how insects and […]
Wetlands Macro Photography
Sometimes when you are out and about on your nature drive photographing the wonders of Florida’s ecosystems, you have this inner voice to stop, get out, and take a stroll. […]
National Wildflower Week – Day Two
For Tuesday it’s the Nuttall’s Meadowbeauty (Rhexia nuttallii) A new wildflower added to my observations!
Overlooking Nature
Plans change; for me, it occurs more than I would like. But sometimes those changes are good. I had planned to visit a location that I had not been to […]
Signs of Nature
Signs of Nature I believe that nature will let you see things when nature wants you to see it. But I also feel it is deeper than that, metaphorically. As […]
Snoutbean
This is the first time I have photographed this beauty and plan on heading back to take some marco shots! I absolutely love the color swatch! The greens, yellows and […]
Hentz Striped Scorpion
Another species added to my Chassahowitzka WMA project…The Hentz Striped Scorpion. While kneeling down taking some photos of a plant, I glanced down to the left for a split second […]
Yellow Butterwort
I have been at Chassahowitzka WMA for years. Three years posting my observations on iNaturalist and I don’t recall ever seeing this plant. The yellow butterwort is listed as a […]
Thistle Pollinators
It’s going to be a wonderful spring season when you see massive sized thistle plants growing. Seriously, I have never seen thistle quite like this before. Standing over 5 feet […]
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 […]
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