Today’s post is about one of my favorite wildflowers found in the swampy hardwood forests along the Gulf Coast – the cardinal flower. I was hiking through an area near Bristol, Florida called the...
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Black-necked Stilts
Quick post for today. I’ve been sitting on this photo of a trio of black-necked stilts for a while because I saw something in it, but it just didn’t look right. Then I had...
Ghost Orchid Photographed from an Unusual Angle
Ten years ago I spotted my first wild ghost orchid in the Fakahatchee Strand of Southwest Florida after literally years of exhaustively searching the wetlands and wading through enormous tracts of swamp following a...
American Strawberry Bush
The American strawberry bush – also known by many other names such as the “hearts-a-bustin“ and “hearts-bustin‘-with-love”, is a native member of the bittersweet family is one of those oddly beautiful plants you find...
Civil War Reenactment
It’s a new year, and for the first time in a couple of years I’m going to try a couple of new things with my blogging platform (which is also used as an extension...
Paurotis Palm: A Florida Native!
My favorite palm! The paurotis palm is a wonderfully beautiful palm that I have a personal connection to. As I was starting to build my photography business back when I was still living back...
White Fringed Orchid (Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua)
Quick post today to share with you one of my favorite terrestrial orchids of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts – the white fringed orchid! Often difficult to photograph in Florida’s bright summer sunlight, heavy...
Three Species of Florida Native Turtles!
The sign of any healthy body of water is the presence of turtles. Of the 327 species alive today, 60+ of those are found living in the wild in the United States. The fossil...
Florida’s Wild Native Orchids – Cymbidieae
One of my very favorite types of wild native orchids I’ve found in the wild are those belonging to the tribe Cymbidieae, all of which are found in the tropics or subtropics. Not only are...
The Birds of Southwest Florida
Quick post for today on some of the more common birds of Southwest Florida, such as anhingas, herons, egrets and hawks. These species are most often found near or on the water. Anhinga Also known...
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