National Wildflower Week – Day Three and Four
Whoops.. I missed Wednesday! Thank you for viewing!
Wild Estuaries: Carolina Sea Lavender (Limonium carolinianum )
There is beauty along the brackish waters, the Carolina Sea Lavender (Limonium carolinianum). This Florida native plant is a slow-growing plant and blooms in the latter part of the summer months. […]
(Eastern) Black Swallowtail
You know when you are out photographing, you never know what you will find, but once you find it, you’re like ‘WOE.’ Nature always surprises me and teaches me so […]
Florida Milkweeds
There are over 20 milkweeds plants native to Florida. The most commonly seen in my area, are Sandhill, Fewflower, Velvet-leaf, Whorled, and Butterfly. There is also the Clasping Milkweed, but […]
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 […]
Pine Barren Frostweed
Pine Barren Frostweed is a Florida native subscrub. (A small shrub which may have partially herbaceous stems, but generally a woody plant less than 3 feet high). I can see […]
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 […]
Eastern Silver Aster
I first saw this flower it was in the Withlacoochee State Forest working on an article about wildflowers. I didn’t take much notice then until I saw it at Big […]
Mourning Dove
Doves are a common bird, and the Mourning Dove is the only one native to Florida. While photographing this one perched on a broken limb of an oak tree, I […]
