Cypress trees and other vegetation seen within the ponded waters of Fern
Forest.
Images
Images
Cypress trees and other vegetation seen within the ponded waters of Fern
Forest.
A flowering spanish bayonet seen just before the boardwalk on the western side
of Blowing Rocks Preserve.
A flowering spanish bayonet seen just before the boardwalk on the western side
of Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Close-up of a gumbo limbo tree at Blowing Rocks Preserve, showing red-brown,
peeling bark.
Close-up of a gumbo limbo tree at Blowing Rocks Preserve, showing red-brown,
peeling bark.
Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.
Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.
Shiny leaves of wild coffee seen in the understory at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Shiny leaves of wild coffee seen in the understory at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
A close-up of white mangrove foliage growing along the boardwalk of Blowing
Rocks Preserve.
A close-up of white mangrove foliage growing along the boardwalk of Blowing
Rocks Preserve.
Sea grapes form a tunnel over this section of the dune path at Blowing Rocks
Preserve.
Sea grapes form a tunnel over this section of the dune path at Blowing Rocks
Preserve.
A young red mangrove and its arching prop roots seen in the exposed tidal flats
along Indian River Lagoon, found on the western side of Blowing Rocks Preserve.
A young red mangrove and its arching prop roots seen in the exposed tidal flats
along Indian River Lagoon, found on the western side of Blowing Rocks Preserve.
A marl limestone outcropping amid ferns on the Fern Forest floor.
A marl limestone outcropping amid ferns on the Fern Forest floor.
A giant leather fern along the boardwalk, at Fern Forest.
A giant leather fern along the boardwalk, at Fern Forest.
A red maple sapling with its new, red-colored leaves, at Fern Forest.
A red maple sapling with its new, red-colored leaves, at Fern Forest.
Buttressed bases and protruding "knees" of cypress trees seen within the
ponded waters of Fern Forest.
Buttressed bases and protruding "knees" of cypress trees seen within the
ponded waters of Fern Forest.
Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of Fern Forest.
Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of Fern Forest.
Looking down the boardwalk through a tropical hardwood hammock
community, at Fern Forest.
Looking down the boardwalk through a tropical hardwood hammock
community, at Fern Forest.
A golden-silk spider on its web, at Fern Forest.
A golden-silk spider on its web, at Fern Forest.
A beetle atop a budding and blooming thistle (Cirsium horridulum) along the edge of the Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A beetle atop a budding and blooming thistle (Cirsium horridulum) along the edge of the Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Prairie milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) in bloom at Big Cypress National
Preserve.
Prairie milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) in bloom at Big Cypress National
Preserve.
An alligator basking on a canal bank near H. P. Williams Roadside Park, in Big
Cypress National Preserve.
An alligator basking on a canal bank near H. P. Williams Roadside Park, in Big
Cypress National Preserve.
A violet-blue pickerelweed flower spike, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A violet-blue pickerelweed flower spike, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterfly in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterfly in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Beyond the mangrove key islets that make up the Ten Thousand Islands, lies
the Gulf of Mexico. The Ten Thousand Islands are comprised of hundreds of
mangrove islands that extend northward from the northwest corner of
Everglades National Park. These uninhabited islands stretch for 60-miles
Beyond the mangrove key islets that make up the Ten Thousand Islands, lies
the Gulf of Mexico. The Ten Thousand Islands are comprised of hundreds of
mangrove islands that extend northward from the northwest corner of
Everglades National Park. These uninhabited islands stretch for 60-miles