Hibiscus in the Sculpture Garden at the Baltimore Museum
Julia Butterflies looking a little ragged at Spanish Point
Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
Great Southern White at Spanish Point
Katydid (Scudderia) on Spurge Nettle (Cnidoscolus stimulosus) at Urfer Park
Charred Cypress Knees in Myakka River State Park
Most of us used to seeing cypress knees in cypress forests close to rivers and other wet areas, but charred cypress knees are a new one to me. These were on the north side of Ranch House Road where there was recently a prescribed burn, and these knees saw the hot end of it — […]
Epiphytes in Live Oak at Myakka
A lot of epiphytes here — I’m seeing two types of fern, two tillandsias, and one orchid — do you see more?
Mangrove Tunnel on Lido Key
Mangrove tunnels are mysterious, spooky, inviting, and sometimes scary. The ones at Lido Key are pretty well marked, so you’d have to be pretty clever to get yourself lost. They are particularly fun when a strong tidal current is whipping through them and you don’t quite know where that current is taking you.
