Florida Nature Photography

My New Sanibel Island Art Installation!

Earlier this year, I was contacted by the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society on Florida’s Sanibel Island about the possibility...

The Cuban Treefrog

The Cuban treefrog is my #1 hated invasive species for a number of reasons ranging from ecological damage to personally anger-inducing events and even...

Anhinga!

- One of America’s Most Overlooked Birds. When North America was split in half roughly 100 to 40 million years ago by a great inland sea...

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…Notes from the Field is our brand new and updated blog (complete with a new look) that will relate experiences and stories about photographing all that is wild in Florida. It has replaced our “New Photos” page, and all of our new images will be presented here - including stories of what was involved to get these shots - camera tips and tricks for other photographers who really enjoy nature and the outdoors and want to learn more. You might even get a chuckle or two out of it!

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Woodpeckers!

One of the most noticeable sounds we hear as we enjoy some time outdoors is the "crack-crack-crack" drumming of the woodpeckers as they hunt for food and make multiple nests in the trees of their territory.

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Birds

Great horned and barred owls are courting; listen for their hooting.
Belted kingfishers become more common as winter migrants join resident populations.
Goldfinches are plentiful in North Florida.
Nesting season begins for ospreys in South Florida.
In North Florida, bald eagles start hatching about Christmas day.
Snail kites gather in large south Florida roosts, as courtship and nesting activity begins.
This is the best time for watching waterfowl on wetlands, lakes, and prairies.
Yellow-rumped warblers will show-up at feeders if it is cold enough.

Mammals

Right whales appear off east coast, north of Sebastian Inlet.
During cold spells, manatees congregate at natural springs and industrial warm water sites.
Bears are still on the move. Watch out for them in Lake, Collier, Marion, Highlands, Jefferson, Gulf, Volusia and Hernando counties.
Opossum breeding now through mid-summer.

Fish

Oscars abundant in Everglades Water Conservation Area canals, taking worms, crickets, and beetle spins.

Orchids

Look for the diminutive Ionopsis utricularoides, as it will start to spike and bloom high in the trees above in the sloughs of SW Florida.
Southern Twayblades begin to blossom in wooded areas of North and Central Florida. Look carefully - they blend well with their surroundings!

Data provided in part by UF Florida Wildlife Extension

FloridaNaturePhotography is a part of Leighton Photography & Imaging - our local photography business based in Tallahassee, Fl. Nature photography is a large part of what we do, but we are by no means limited to just that. Click HERE to find out more about our company.

Our photographs not related to nature photography can be seen HERE in our online gallery, or through Fine Art America.

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ALL SUBJECTS ARE PHOTOGRAPHED IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS. NO ANIMALS ARE IN CAPTIVITY OR POSED,
AND ALL PLANTS, INCLUDING ORCHIDS, ARE NATIVE AND NON-CULTIVATED.