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HAFFF ... captured this wild bird as it was grazing and then hopped up onto this fence near some horses.
Captured outside the Tampa area.
Pan Am Southern train 16R crosses the Deerfield River after exiting the 4.75 mile long Hoosac Tunnel into daylight in Florida, MA.
This beautiful native butterfly is endangered and hard to find in South Florida. Took this picture in a parking lot with my I phone
Its snowing outside again thwarting some of the yard work I wanted to do today. I decided to post some images of warmth and green growing plants from my trip to Florida in January. They warmed me up a little bit.
Maybe they will remind others who are suffering from wintertime blues of the warmer, sunnier, greener days ahead.
I think this is one of the prettiest dragonflies I've ever seen, and although they're very common in Florida, I saw it a couple of days ago for the first time!
Explore 6/29/10
Fiddlewood is a delightful fast growing native large shrub or small tree. Fiddlewood is evergreen, with shiny deep green leaves and fragrant white blooms all year long.
www.fnps.org/plant/citharexylum-spinosum
Probably Olibruses (shining flower beetles) on plant. Couldn't determine.
Sugar Mill Gardens, Port Orange, Florida
As I have said before on previous posts, I wasn't looking for color on this trip and you know what means...yep, I got color AND clouds in the skies.
This was shot at the causeway between Sanibel Island and Captiva Island in Florida. Because of luck and my planning we were staying within walking distance to this area so I took full advantage of it.
I was reminded of some things while down there...
1. Humidity SUCKS! As I needed to give my gear about 20 minutes to adjust to the Florida humidity.
2. Being right at the Ocean/Gulf with all the salt air really dirtied up my glass and gear, so thank goodness I had enough foresight to bring plenty of cleaning supplies.
3. Don't turn your back on your tripod in the sand... I almost lost my camera into the sand as one of the legs sank. DOH!!
The state of Florida is home to a relict population of northern caracaras that dates to the last glacial period, which ended around 12,500 BP. At that point in time, Florida and the rest of the Gulf Coast was covered in an oak savanna. As temperatures increased, the savanna between Florida and Texas disappeared. Caracaras were able to survive in the prairies of central Florida as well as in the marshes along the St. Johns River. Cabbage palmettos are a preferred nesting site, although they will also nest in southern live oaks. Their historical range on the modern-day Florida peninsula included Okeechobee, Osceola, Highlands, Glades, Polk, Indian River, St. Lucie, Hardee, DeSoto, Brevard, Collier, and Martin counties. They are currently most common in DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee and Osceola counties.
I found this one at Joe Overstreet Landing on Lake Kissimmee, in Osceola County, Florida.