Royal terns atop a channel marker in the Ten Thousand Islands waterway.
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Royal terns
Royal terns atop a channel marker in the Ten Thousand Islands waterway.
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.
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.
Dragonfly
Green dragonfly on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Green dragonfly on the boardwalk 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.
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.
Lubber grasshopper
Young lubber grasshopper with black and yellow markings, atop a post at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Young lubber grasshopper with black and yellow markings, atop a post at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Periphyton
Turtles swimming among the periphyton in the canal between impoundment #7
and #2b at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Turtles swimming among the periphyton in the canal between impoundment #7
and #2b at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Gulf fritillary butterfly
Gulf fritillary butterfly at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Gulf fritillary butterfly at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Brown anole
Brown anole on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Brown anole on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Nettleleaf velvetberry
Tiny blue flowers of nettleleaf velvetberry grow in the butterfly garden at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Tiny blue flowers of nettleleaf velvetberry grow in the butterfly garden at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Pickerelweed
Looking south, pickerelweed almost completely fills impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Looking south, pickerelweed almost completely fills impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Water level gauge
Looking west, a water level gauge amid budding spatterdock with impoundment
#2b at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Looking west, a water level gauge amid budding spatterdock with impoundment
#2b at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Impoundment at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Impoundment at Loxahatchee National Wildlife RefugeLooking west across the mixed vegetation and waters of impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Impoundment at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Impoundment at Loxahatchee National Wildlife RefugeLooking west across the mixed vegetation and waters of impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Turtle atop rock
A turtle basks in the sun atop a rock within the canal that surrounds Water
Conservation Area 1.
A turtle basks in the sun atop a rock within the canal that surrounds Water
Conservation Area 1.
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.
Foliose lichens
Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Hot-pink pentas
Hot-pink pentas star-shaped flowers bud and grow in the butterfly garden at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Hot-pink pentas star-shaped flowers bud and grow in the butterfly garden at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Cardinal wild pine bromeliad
A cypress tree supports the flowering cardinal wild pine bromeliad, at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
A cypress tree supports the flowering cardinal wild pine bromeliad, at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Cattails and pickerelweed
Looking south, cattails and pickerelweed within impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Looking south, cattails and pickerelweed within impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.