Looking northwest from the observation tower of Marsh Trail at Loxahatchee
National Wildlife Refuge, dikes separate impoundments.
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Dikes separating 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.
Great egret and cattails
A great egret flying above the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8
at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
A great egret flying above the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8
at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Turkey vulture
A turkey vulture soars high in the sky above the Marsh Trail at Loxahatchee
National Wildlife Refuge.
A turkey vulture soars high in the sky above the Marsh Trail at Loxahatchee
National Wildlife Refuge.
Gulf fritillary butterfly
Gulf fritillary butterfly at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Gulf fritillary butterfly 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.
Foliose lichens
Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Boat-tailed grackle
A male boat-tailed grackle standing in grasses by the water's edge of
impoundment #7, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
A male boat-tailed grackle standing in grasses by the water's edge 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.
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.
Canopy of mangroves
Looking down from the Anne Kolb Nature Center's five-story observation tower at a thick canopy of mangroves.
Looking down from the Anne Kolb Nature Center's five-story observation tower at a thick canopy of mangroves.
Fiddler crab burrows
Fiddler crab burrows abound in and around the intricate red mangrove root
system submerged in the muddy tidal flats at West Lake Park.
Fiddler crab burrows abound in and around the intricate red mangrove root
system submerged in the muddy tidal flats at West Lake Park.
Red mangrove trees
Young red mangrove trees grow among the prop roots of mature red mangroves
at West Lake Park.
Young red mangrove trees grow among the prop roots of mature red mangroves
at West Lake Park.
Mangrove crab
A mangrove crab camouflaged on the trunk of a mangrove tree at West Lake
Park.
A mangrove crab camouflaged on the trunk of a mangrove tree at West Lake
Park.
Red mangrove
A red mangrove and its intricate aerial root system in west lake waters.
A red mangrove and its intricate aerial root system in west lake waters.