A beetle atop a budding and blooming thistle (Cirsium horridulum) along the edge of the Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
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Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)
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 in bloom
Prairie milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) in bloom at Big Cypress National
Preserve.
Prairie milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) in bloom at Big Cypress National
Preserve.
Alligator on canal bank
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.
Pickerelweed flower spike
A violet-blue pickerelweed flower spike, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A violet-blue pickerelweed flower spike, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
A white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterfly in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterfly in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Mangrove Key Islets
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
Osprey
Osprey family in nest, built atop one of the mangrove islands that make up Ten
Thousand Islands.
Osprey family in nest, built atop one of the mangrove islands that make up Ten
Thousand Islands.
Flowering duck potato
White duck potato flowers growing in canal waters along Turner River Road, in
Big Cypress National Preserve.
White duck potato flowers growing in canal waters along Turner River Road, in
Big Cypress National Preserve.
Brown Pelican
Adult brown pelican posing on a boat dock at Everglades City, Florida.
Adult brown pelican posing on a boat dock at Everglades City, Florida.
Alligator swimming in canal
An alligator swimming in a canal near H. P. Williams Roadside Park, in Big
Cypress National Preserve.
An alligator swimming in a canal near H. P. Williams Roadside Park, in Big
Cypress National Preserve.
Pig frog (Rana grylio)
A pig frog (Rana grylio) floats in the hydrilla-filled waters of a canal, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A pig frog (Rana grylio) floats in the hydrilla-filled waters of a canal, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Rock outcropping
Rock outcroppings in the prairie north of Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress
National Preserve.
Rock outcroppings in the prairie north of Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress
National Preserve.
Waterbirds
Small waterbirds resting atop a limestone outcropping in Chokoloskee Bay.
Small waterbirds resting atop a limestone outcropping in Chokoloskee Bay.
Royal terns
Royal terns atop a channel marker in the Ten Thousand Islands waterway.
Royal terns atop a channel marker in the Ten Thousand Islands waterway.
Beach sunflower and southern fleabane
Beach sunflower (Helianthus debilis) and southern fleabane (Erigeron
Quercifolius) in bloom along the edge of the Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress
National Preserve.
Beach sunflower (Helianthus debilis) and southern fleabane (Erigeron
Quercifolius) in bloom along the edge of the Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress
National Preserve.
Cypress trees
Ephiphytes thrive among the tall cypress trees at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge.
Ephiphytes thrive among the tall cypress trees at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge.
Pickerelweed
Long heart-shaped leaves and a few violet-blue flowers of the pickerelweed
extend above the swamp waters at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Long heart-shaped leaves and a few violet-blue flowers of the pickerelweed
extend above the swamp waters at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Small aquatic plants
Close-up of the small aquatic plants that cover some of the swamp waters at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Close-up of the small aquatic plants that cover some of the swamp waters at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Dragonfly
Green dragonfly on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Green dragonfly on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Dikes separating impoundments
Looking northwest from the observation tower of Marsh Trail at Loxahatchee
National Wildlife Refuge, dikes separate impoundments.
Looking northwest from the observation tower of Marsh Trail at Loxahatchee
National Wildlife Refuge, dikes separate impoundments.
Cattail marsh
Looking south over the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, a small black bird sits atop a brown,
cattail spike.
Looking south over the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, a small black bird sits atop a brown,
cattail spike.