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About an hour south of Hua Hin, Thailand in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park. Can only imagine what this scene would look like with the lilies in bloom.
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More stormy weather down our way, beats me how the Porthcawl Lighthouse survives this constant battering.
Also, thought I'd mention that there is in fact three lighthouses in this picture, that's correct, three and I'm not going mad! If you follow the far horizon to its furthest right you can just make out the two Nash Point towers.
51°28'24.40"N 3°42'4.51"W
The swamp is an interesting area in Dumbarton with diverse wildlife.
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Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in southwest Florida is a very unique place, conserving several different biomes in one conserved area. This is the swamp, with the butressed trunks of relatively young Bald Cypress standing in the water.
Each year that my wife and I visit Corkscrew it seems that another of the 100-year old cypresses sadly is lost to the latest large hurricane.
A trek through the brush and rough terrain at sunrise led to a surprise discovery of this "hidden world". I had a hunch there was a wonderful setting here, but didn't know exact;y where until I stumbled across this small lake in the middle of nowhere.
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I've had a lot of luck this year photographing swamp sparrows. This guy landed on a great spot and stayed there long enough for me to get several shots. I wish every bird were as cooperative!
From the Florida Wildflower Foundation:
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Buttonbush is a large wetland shrub that produces many globular, white flowers with protruding pistils that cause it to look like a pincushion. The fragrant flowers are about 2 inches in diameter and attract a number of bees and butterflies. Buttonbush’s leaves are dark green and shiny on top, although pale underneath. They are arranged in opposite pairs or in whorls. In the fall, buttonbush produces hard, reddish-brown nutlets that are eaten by some water fowl.
The genus Cephalanthus comes from the Greek words for "head" (cephale) and "flower"(authos).
From me:
I've found these growing wild in swamps and wetlands both, always with some shade during the day.
I thought this was "Swamp Milkweed", but my neighbor Katherine corrected me. It's actually called Purpletop Vervain or Verbena bonariensis! (It was in her garden!}
Eastern long-necked turtle
It had its head just poking out of the water. With a tweak to the contrast, the photo came alive.
Same individual as yesterday in a more classic profile. A well adapted bird... Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, West Alton, Missouri
These sparrows are winter residents in Missouri, and can be found in large numbers at regional wetlands around St Louis. They like to keep a low profile when possible, but will frequently pop up among the brown reeds. Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, West Alton, Missouri
Swamp Lilies are abundant in late summer at Corkscrew Swamp, but this one was blooming in February. According to Sanctuary literature, "white-tailed deer will search this plant out for a tasty snack."
My region is a land of swamps. Sometimes it may be attractive.
An HDR pano, taken right before the sunrise, when it's wet, cool and lovely in its own way.
Thank you for all the comments and faves, my friends. Going to be very busy next 2 weeks.
Stand of trees in a Florida Swamp.
Looking up from near the swamp floor.
Other views of the Stand can be seen in the comments.
A marshy swamp in the mountains? I know, crazy right? This sits at around 3,800ft in elevation between Clay and Macon County in Western North Carolina. I had considered doing a big impressive sunset over the swamp here, but found this composition by the lakeside as the light was waning a bit. So I scuttled my plans to try and get some decent light shooting from the road and hunkered down on the soft wet ground shooting across the swamp into this mountain top in the distance. Found this log in the foreground, unfortunately I ignored my own advice and didn't bend this sapling back and it sits prominently in the bottom right. Otherwise I enjoy this shot, the colors, contrast, light reflections.
ISO: 160
Aperture: f4
SS: 1/125
Focal: 33mm
A K&F CPL to help brighten the blues in the sky, cut through the reflections a bit.. This is a focus stack of 42 images.
Caught between the plant stems, I like the background on this shot. Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton, Missouri