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.
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Young Red Mangrove
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.
Cypress Trees
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
Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of Fern Forest.
Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of Fern Forest.
Golden-silk Spider
A golden-silk spider on its web, at Fern Forest.
A golden-silk spider on its web, at Fern Forest.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.