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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.
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In Fort Myers Florida, at the Davis Art Center, they have a unique exhibit located on the sidewalks in front of the center. These are called the Caloosahatchee Manuscripts. The display are two bronze cylinders about nine feet tall with a words cut into the walls and a light in the middle. The artist was Jim Sanborn. The eastern drum contains a Native American story.
The western drum, contains Latin names of plants that Thomas Edison tested to make a different kind of rubber for car tires. This image was exposure bracketed because of the wide dynamic range needed.
A South Florida Sunrise. Just returned from 5 wonderful weeks in Italy and now looking forward to visiting some of my favorite Florida locations.
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The state of Florida in the United States 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. Loss of adequate habitat caused the Florida Caracara population to decline, and it was listed as threatened by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1987.
A member of the falcon family, the caracara is a strong flier but spends a lot of time on the ground, scratching or digging for insects, or hunting around shallow ponds or marshes for turtles, snakes, frogs or fish. Caracaras occasionally eat larger animals such as rabbits and cattle egrets and a pair will sometimes work together to subdue these larger prey. Caracaras may also be spotted on fence posts or utility poles along highways where they scan roadways for roadkilled raccoons, opossums or armadillos.
I found this one perched in a tree along Peavine Road in Osceola County, Florida.
A Blue-winged Teal standing up in water flapping its wings. This was taken at Orlando Wetlands. Such a lovely place!
There were a few of them and I was so blessed to get to photograph them!
A bold and curious bird, the Florida Scrub-Jay can become hand-tame in areas where it comes in contact with people. Unfortunately, it is restricted to the rare oak scrub community of Florida, a habitat under constant threat of development, and is classified as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
An evening fishing on a Florida pier. Since the fishing had been slow, I decided to just watch the sunset. Glad I had.
*This photo has no EXIF due to it being an Akaso Action Camera. These cameras do not contain EXIF settings which can be displayed*
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This is one of the first few photos I made when I went to Florida early this year. I knew this was going to be a technically difficult image to take and I honestly thought it would not work. I made this a panoramic focus stacked image. I had to fight the changing light and the moving waves... I was not quite sure it was doable. I mentally scrapped the image as a write off. I went on to photograph other locations on the trip that I was looking forward to much more than this one. As I worked the images, the photograph slowly started to emerge until eventually I realized that there was something to be had coming out of these raw images. 20 images later this is what eventually came out of it. One of the natural byproducts of stacking these images over time is the natural increase in dynamic range, giving a slight glow to the image as well. Overall, this is a wonderful success story from what I thought was a lost cause. Hopefully those that read this can find a little motivation to try images that they feel aren't worth it, but with a little effort and persistence they are! Enjoy! :)
Well, it looks like this photo was featured on Explore! 6/9/2020 #435