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Image: Anastasia Limestone
Anastasia Limestone
Anastasia Limestone
Anastasia Limestone

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.

Image: Close-Up of Anastasia Limestone
Close-Up of Anastasia Limestone
Close-Up of Anastasia Limestone
Close-Up of Anastasia Limestone

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.

Image: Butterfly and Spanish Needles
Butterfly and Spanish Needles
Butterfly and Spanish Needles
Butterfly and Spanish Needles

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.

Image: Close-up of Strangler Fig
Close-up of Strangler Fig
Close-up of Strangler Fig
Close-up of Strangler Fig

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.

Image: Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree
Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree
Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree
Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree

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.

Image: Primrose Willow
Primrose Willow
Primrose Willow
Primrose Willow

Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.

Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.

Image: Alligator swimming in canal
Alligator swimming in canal
Alligator swimming in canal
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.

Image: Rock outcropping
Rock outcropping
Rock outcropping
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.

Image: Pig frog (Rana grylio)
Pig frog (Rana grylio)
Pig frog (Rana grylio)
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.

Image: Waterbirds
Waterbirds
Waterbirds
Waterbirds

Small waterbirds resting atop a limestone outcropping in Chokoloskee Bay.

Small waterbirds resting atop a limestone outcropping in Chokoloskee Bay.

Image: Royal terns
Royal terns
Royal terns
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.

Image: Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)
Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)
Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)
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.

A beetle atop a budding and blooming thistle (Cirsium horridulum) along the edge of the Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Image: Prairie milkweed in bloom
Prairie milkweed in bloom
Prairie milkweed in bloom
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.

Image: Pickerelweed flower spike
Pickerelweed flower spike
Pickerelweed flower spike
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.

Image: White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)

A white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterfly in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Image: Alligator on canal bank
Alligator on canal bank
Alligator on canal bank
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.

Image: Osprey
Osprey
Osprey
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.

Image: Flowering duck potato
Flowering duck potato
Flowering duck potato
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.

Image: Beach sunflower and southern fleabane
Beach sunflower and southern fleabane
Beach sunflower and southern fleabane
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.

Image: Spanish moss
Spanish moss
Spanish moss
Spanish moss

The gray leaves of spanish moss can be seen dangling from cypress trees all
along the Cypress Swamp Boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

The gray leaves of spanish moss can be seen dangling from cypress trees all
along the Cypress Swamp Boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

Image: Foliose lichens
Foliose lichens
Foliose lichens
Foliose lichens

Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

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