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A young red shouldered hawk stares at me in an interesting way.
That didn't last long. See the next look in the comments below.
Sunset over the Big O of the Great State of Florida. The mosquitoes were out in force, so I had to shoot this using the handheld Fraggle Red HDR Method. See you out in the field.
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The Lake or The Big O, is a freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-largest freshwater lake wholly within the continental United States (after Lake Michigan) and the largest in the southern United States.[1] Okeechobee covers 730 square miles (1,890 km²), approximately half the size of the state of Rhode Island, and is relatively shallow, with an average depth of only 9 feet (3 m).
Today I went to Port Mayaca to photograph the sunset and do some timelapse. I ended up shooting lightning over Lake Okeechobee.
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The sun rises along the Okeechobee Waterway as seen from Timer Powers, Park in Indiantown, Florida.
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-- A cooling drench on a hot day. Boat launch, Canal Point, Florida. I just flipped the lens to infinity and stuck the camera down by my feet. Ha, ha, if I got down that low, I'd still lying down there! After the dog got out of the water, a big alligator floated past, about 100 yards offshore.
Also called Crow Poison -- one of my favorite wildflowers in the prairie, this is from the end of March, early in the morning.
Lake Okeechobee also known as Florida's Inland Sea, is the largest freshwater lake in the state of Florida. It is the eighth largest natural freshwater lake in the United States and the second largest natural freshwater lake (the largest being Lake Michigan) contained entirely within the contiguous 48 states. Okeechobee covers 730 square miles (1,900 km2), approximately half the size of the state of Rhode Island, and is exceptionally shallow for a lake of its size, with an average depth of only 9 feet (2.7 metres). The lake is divided between Glades, Okeechobee, Martin, Palm Beach, and Hendry counties. All five counties meet at one point near the center of the lake.
"This photograph was of an angle of this lake, otherwise the photo would have seemed as if it were a calm sea, that is, it was taken rather at an angle of 15 degrees pointing to my right at the height of a town called Buckhead Ridge, Florida"
Lake Okeechobee locally referred to as "The Lake", "Florida's Inland Sea", or "The Big O", is the largest freshwater lake in the state of Florida. It is the seventh largest freshwater lake in the United States and the second largest freshwater lake (the largest being Lake Michigan) contained entirely within the contiguous 48 states. However, it is the largest freshwater lake completely within a single one of the lower 48 states. Okeechobee covers 730 square miles (1,900 km2), approximately half the size of the state of Rhode Island, and is exceptionally shallow for a lake of its size, with an average depth of only 9 feet (2.7 metres). The lake is divided between Glades, Okeechobee, Martin, Palm Beach, and Hendry counties. All five counties meet at one point near the center of the lake.
The name Okeechobee comes from the Hitchiti words oki (water) and chubi (big). The oldest known name for the lake was Mayaimi (also meaning "big water"), reported by Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda in the 16th century. Slightly later in the 16th century René Goulaine de Laudonnière reported hearing about a large freshwater lake in southern Florida called Serrope. By the 18th century the largely mythical lake was known to British mapmakers and chroniclers by the Spanish name Laguna de Espiritu Santo. In the early 19th century it was known as Mayacco Lake or Lake Mayaca after the Mayaca people, originally from the upper reaches of the St. Johns River, who moved near the lake in the early 18th century. The modern Port Mayaca on the east side of the lake preserves that name. The lake was also called Lake Macaco in the early 19th century.
On the southern rim of Lake Okeechobee, three islands—Kreamer, Ritta, and Torey—were once settled by early pioneers. These settlements had a general store, post office, school, and town elections. Farming was the main vocation. The fertile land was challenging to farm because of the muddy muck. Over the first half of the twentieth century, farmers used agricultural tools—including tractors—to farm in the muck. By the 1960s, all of these settlements were abandoned.
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Beautiful sunset after a stormy day over South Florida at Port Mayaca, Florida along the dam in Okeechobee Lake. HDR image created using EasyHDR software and Topaz Denoise.
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Location: Lake Okeechobee, Florida, United States of America.
Lake Okecchobee in Florida has a surface area of 662 mi² or (1,714 km²). The lake has the tenth largest surface area in United States of America. Nevertheless, it only has a depth of 9 ft (approximately 2.7 m), which is only a bit more than the deepest pools. The lake is part of the extended Everglades ecosystem. The lake sustains fish, birds, farms, and forms an essential part of the water supply in South Florida.
Ubicación: Lago Okeechobee, Florida, Estados Unidos de America.
El Lago Okeechobee en Florida tiene un área de superficie de 1,714 km². Esta clasificado como el décimo lago con área de superficie mas grande de los Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, el lago nada mas tiene una profundidad de 2.7 m, un poco mas que las piscinas mas profundas. El lago es parte del área extendida de los Everglades. El lago sostiene vida silvestre como peces y pájaros, y también sostiene fincas y un proveedor de agua en el sur de Florida.
Resources/Recursos: web.archive.org/web/20200624202544/www.sfwmd.gov/our-work... & web.archive.org/web/20191014184352/https://www.thoughtco....
Three pelicans flying over Lake Okeechobee during sunset from Port Mayaca, Florida. Single exposure image processed using Photoshop and Lightroom.
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The sun hides behind the clouds and lights up the sky as it rises over the Okeechobee Waterway. The photo was taken from Timer Powers Park in Indiantown, Florida.
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Lake Okeechobee locally referred to as "The Lake", "Florida's Inland Sea", or "The Big O", is the largest freshwater lake in the state of Florida. It is the seventh largest freshwater lake in the United States and the second largest freshwater lake (the largest being Lake Michigan) contained entirely within the contiguous 48 states. However, it is the largest freshwater lake completely within a single one of the lower 48 states. Okeechobee covers 730 square miles (1,900 km2), approximately half the size of the state of Rhode Island, and is exceptionally shallow for a lake of its size, with an average depth of only 9 feet (2.7 metres). The lake is divided between Glades, Okeechobee, Martin, Palm Beach, and Hendry counties. All five counties meet at one point near the center of the lake.
The name Okeechobee comes from the Hitchiti words oki (water) and chubi (big). The oldest known name for the lake was Mayaimi (also meaning "big water"), reported by Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda in the 16th century. Slightly later in the 16th century René Goulaine de Laudonnière reported hearing about a large freshwater lake in southern Florida called Serrope. By the 18th century the largely mythical lake was known to British mapmakers and chroniclers by the Spanish name Laguna de Espiritu Santo. In the early 19th century it was known as Mayacco Lake or Lake Mayaca after the Mayaca people, originally from the upper reaches of the St. Johns River, who moved near the lake in the early 18th century. The modern Port Mayaca on the east side of the lake preserves that name. The lake was also called Lake Macaco in the early 19th century.
On the southern rim of Lake Okeechobee, three islands—Kreamer, Ritta, and Torey—were once settled by early pioneers. These settlements had a general store, post office, school, and town elections. Farming was the main vocation. The fertile land was challenging to farm because of the muddy muck. Over the first half of the twentieth century, farmers used agricultural tools—including tractors—to farm in the muck. By the 1960s, all of these settlements were abandoned.
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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. 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.
This is a Juvenile Caracara, as evident by the mottled breast and pinkish-purple facial skin. Its feathers are also dark brown instead of black. This one is a part of a family consisting of two adults and this lone Juvenile! Found them at Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area in Hendry County, Florida.
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Sunset along the Okeechobee Waterway in Stuart Florida at the pier by The Refuge House. HDR image tone mapped using Photomatix Pro and Topaz.
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Location: Lake Okeechobee, Florida, United States of America.
Lake Okecchobee in Florida has a surface area of 662 mi² or (1,714 km²). The lake has the tenth largest surface area in United States of America. Nevertheless, it only has a depth of 9 ft (approximately 2.7 m), which is only a bit more than the deepest pools. The lake is part of the extended Everglades ecosystem. The lake sustains fish, birds, farms, and forms an essential part of the water supply in South Florida.
Ubicación: Lago Okeechobee, Florida, Estados Unidos de America.
El Lago Okeechobee en Florida tiene un área de superficie de 1,714 km². Esta clasificado como el décimo lago con área de superficie mas grande de los Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, el lago nada mas tiene una profundidad de 2.7 m, un poco mas que las piscinas mas profundas. El lago es parte del área extendida de los Everglades. El lago sostiene vida silvestre como peces y pájaros, y también sostiene fincas y un proveedor de agua en el sur de Florida.
Resources/Recursos: www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/lake-okeechobee & www.thoughtco.com/largest-lakes-us-surface-area-4157787
The sun rises over the Okeechobee Waterway as seen from Timer Powers Park in Indiantown, Florida. See this and more on my website at tom-claud.pixels.com
Lake Okeechobee locally referred to as "The Lake", "Florida's Inland Sea", or "The Big O", is the largest freshwater lake in the state of Florida. It is the seventh largest freshwater lake in the United States and the second largest freshwater lake (the largest being Lake Michigan) contained entirely within the contiguous 48 states. However, it is the largest freshwater lake completely within a single one of the lower 48 states. Okeechobee covers 730 square miles (1,900 km2), approximately half the size of the state of Rhode Island, and is exceptionally shallow for a lake of its size, with an average depth of only 9 feet (2.7 metres). The lake is divided between Glades, Okeechobee, Martin, Palm Beach, and Hendry counties. All five counties meet at one point near the center of the lake.
The name Okeechobee comes from the Hitchiti words oki (water) and chubi (big). The oldest known name for the lake was Mayaimi (also meaning "big water"), reported by Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda in the 16th century. Slightly later in the 16th century René Goulaine de Laudonnière reported hearing about a large freshwater lake in southern Florida called Serrope. By the 18th century the largely mythical lake was known to British mapmakers and chroniclers by the Spanish name Laguna de Espiritu Santo. In the early 19th century it was known as Mayacco Lake or Lake Mayaca after the Mayaca people, originally from the upper reaches of the St. Johns River, who moved near the lake in the early 18th century. The modern Port Mayaca on the east side of the lake preserves that name. The lake was also called Lake Macaco in the early 19th century.
On the southern rim of Lake Okeechobee, three islands—Kreamer, Ritta, and Torey—were once settled by early pioneers. These settlements had a general store, post office, school, and town elections. Farming was the main vocation. The fertile land was challenging to farm because of the muddy muck. Over the first half of the twentieth century, farmers used agricultural tools—including tractors—to farm in the muck. By the 1960s, all of these settlements were abandoned.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website: