Looking eastward at the Tamiami Canal. Water Conservation Area 3 is to the
left and US 41 (Tamiami Trail) is to the right.
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Looking eastward at the Tamiami Canal. Water Conservation Area 3 is to the
left and US 41 (Tamiami Trail) is to the right.
Panoramic of Water Conservation Area 3 landscape.
Panoramic of Water Conservation Area 3 landscape.
Southern blue flag (Iris virginica) blooming in Big Cypress Swamp, in Big
Cypress National Preserve.
Southern blue flag (Iris virginica) blooming in Big Cypress Swamp, in Big
Cypress National Preserve.
Epiphytes in tree top at Big Cypress National Preserve.
Epiphytes in tree top at Big Cypress National Preserve.
Looking north from the boardwalk on the western side of Blowing Rocks
Preserve, at the exposed tidal flats of the Indian River Lagoon.
Looking north from the boardwalk on the western side of Blowing Rocks
Preserve, at the exposed tidal flats of the Indian River Lagoon.
A buttonwood seen from the boardwalk of Blowing Rocks Preserve.
A buttonwood seen from the boardwalk of Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Dune grasses and sea grapes stabilize the dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Dune grasses and sea grapes stabilize the dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Rivinia humilis with red berries, at Fern Forest.
Rivinia humilis with red berries, at Fern Forest.
Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, ferns and other plants
prosper.
Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, ferns and other plants
prosper.
Close-up of sea grapes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Close-up of sea grapes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, at ferns and lilies growing in
the ponded waters.
Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, at ferns and lilies growing in
the ponded waters.
Looking through the cypress-maple swamp, at Fern Forest.
Looking through the cypress-maple swamp, at Fern Forest.
Tropical scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.
Tropical scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.
An outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along the shoreline
of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.
An outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along the shoreline
of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.
A close-up of the outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along
the shoreline of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.
A close-up of the outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along
the shoreline of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.
A great southern white butterfly visiting spanish needles, a wildflower that
grows in the Blowing Rocks Preserve butterfly garden.
A great southern white butterfly visiting spanish needles, a wildflower that
grows in the Blowing Rocks Preserve butterfly garden.
A sabal palm (Sabal palmetto) along the dune path at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
A sabal palm (Sabal palmetto) along the dune path at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Along the Blowing Rocks Preserve dune path, a gumbo limbo tree stands out
from the sea grape and palm that also populate the dune.
Along the Blowing Rocks Preserve dune path, a gumbo limbo tree stands out
from the sea grape and palm that also populate the dune.
Looking down from the boardwalk on the western side of Blowing Rocks
Preserve, at the low tidal waters of the Indian River Lagoon heavily populated
with fiddler crabs.
Looking down from the boardwalk on the western side of Blowing Rocks
Preserve, at the low tidal waters of the Indian River Lagoon heavily populated
with fiddler crabs.
Close-up of strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest.
Close-up of strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest.
Strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest.
Strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest.