Beaches and Coasts
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Panoramas
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Gossamer Wings
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Moths
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Birds of Prey
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Cranes, Limpkins
Ducks, Geese
Egrets, Herons
Gulls, Terns
Shorebirds
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Spoonbills, Storks
Woodpeckers
Deer
Pigs
Rabbits and Hares
Manatees
Squirrels
Raccoons
Armadillos
We mammals have come a long way since the time of the dinosaurs. Since those times, we’ve conquered the land, sea and air. Florida has at least 99 species of mammals living, breeding and thriving today.
Crustaceans
Dragonflies
Grasshoppers, Locusts
Spiders
Snails, Mollusks
Other Invertebrates
Alligators, Crocodiles
Lizards
Snakes
Turtles, Tortoises
Tree Frogs
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Arethuseae
Calypsoeae
Cranichideae
Cymbidieae
Epidendreae
Malaxideae
Maxillarieae
Neottieae
Orchideae
Pogoniinae
Polystachyeae
Triphoreae
Vandeae
Vanilleae
Wildflowers by Color
Wildflowers by Family
Pitcher Plants
Venus Flytraps
Bladderworts
Butterworts
Sundews
Bromeliads
Mushrooms
Plants
Saprophytes
by Rich Leighton | Oct 16, 2014 | Birds, Florida Nature Photography, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel
A quick post for today, and a trio of brand new photos of some of North America’s most beautiful coastal birds. Click on any image to enlarge. A roseate spoonbill wades through a salty mangrove marsh on Sanibel Island, Florida on a late winter morning in search...by Rich Leighton | Oct 19, 2010 | Birds, Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Travel
Last week I was doing my usual rounds along Florida’s Gulf Coast when late afternoon found me on South Lido Beach in the Sarasota area. Not quite tourist season, I thought it might be a good time to look for local wildlife along the surf. This snowy egret and I...by Rich Leighton | Jun 8, 2010 | Featured, Florida Nature Photography, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography
A couple of days ago, I was driving along the coast of Apalachee Bay on the Florida Panhandle on the edge of Tate’s Hell State Forest when I saw the unexpected. It was a group of 25 to 30 cattle egrets along the shoreline and perched among the skeletal remains...0
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