Photography | Our Natural Places

Nature’s Very Busy Most Excellent Day

(Click images to enlarge, click again to zoom.) The Sun. The Moon. Sky, earth, water. Life. Death. Nature has it all. Spending time away from human-influenced distractions allows us to realize...

Category: Birds, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: abbot's bagworm moth, acadian flycatcher, american crow, blue-gray gnatcatcher, carpenter-mimic leafcutter bee, cooper's hawk, eastern pondhawk, four-spotted pennant, gulf frittilary, hyacinth glider, red-shouldered hawk, royal river cruiser, snail, southern skipperling, two-striped forceptail

The Collecting Jar

(Reminder: Click to enlarge, click again to zoom on images.) During the first week of September, Gini and I spent a morning roaming around the Richloam Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The...

Category: Flora, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: blue dasher, blue waterhyssop, common eastern bumble bee, crane fly, dorantes longtail, eastern amberwing, great black digger wasp, mole cricket hunter wasp, needham's skimmer, pearl crescent, pinebarren goldenrod, red-femured spotted orbweaver, richloam wma, skyflower, yaupon holly

Ordinary Days, Extraordinary Moments

(Reminder: Click to enlarge images, click again to zoom.) Gini and I tend to develop a routine when it comes to exploring. When we become familiar with a particular area through...

Category: Birds, Flora, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: american redstart, band-winged dragonlet, barn swallow, barred yellow, blue dasher, carolina chickadee, goldern-reined digger wasp, great pondhawk, green anole, green lynx spider, northern parula, northern waterthrush, olive-shaded bird-dropping moth, roseate skimmer, salt marsh moth larva, savannah false pimpernel, tenoroc fish management area, turkey vulture, variegated fritillary, viceroy, white peacock

Finding Nature

Watching a sunrise is special. Sharing it with someone you love – priceless. We have an established routine at this spot. Begin near the boat ramp, walk along the lake shore...

Category: Birds, Fauna, Florida, Insects, Photography Tags: american alligator, american coot, american redstart, anhinga, black-and-white warbler, common gallinule, downy woodpecker, eastern pondhawk, limpkin, little blue heron, sunrise, white ibis, white peacock

Afternoon Delight

At times, later is better. I qualify as a world-class procrastinator, but once in awhile, I actually plan on being late when it comes to nature. No need to arise early...

Category: Fauna, Flora, Florida, Photography Tags: celestial lily, colt creek state park, liatris, pine lily, sherman's fox squirrel, white-tailed deer, yellow-eyed grass

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