A mixture of plant and animal photos, a potpourri of sorts!
A Northern Scarlet snake-a life first!
A life first- a non-venomous northern scarlet snake, 2017
Dragonfly diversity is off the scale!
Moss sporophytes
Spore capsules of a moss species, phylum Bryophyta.
What a cool spider amongst the moss.
Spore capsules of the Sphagnum moss. Many Sundew plants seem to like the same substrate and environment as Sphagnum moss.
Flowers from the amazing carnivorous Sundew plant
Another spectatcular example of Sundew flowers held high above the killing disc.
A close-up of the Sundew's killing fields!
There are 4 species of carnivorous plants on the property. This is a terrestrail plant, Drosera capillaris - pink sundew, typically only an inch or less in diameter. Note the balls of death!
There are 4 species of carnivorous plants on the property. This is a terrestrail plant, Drosera capillaris - pink sundew, typically only an inch or less in diameter. Note the balls of death! The other three carnovorous plants are aquatic and are quite numerous in the large wetland.Utricularia purpurea - Eastern purple bladderwort (purple flower)Utricularia gibba - Floating bladderwort (yellow flower)Utricularia floridana - Florida yellow bladderwort (yellow flower)
The balls of death!
An amazing grasshopper
Another interesting grasshopper
Check out the head and eyes on this amazing arthropod.
Spanish moss everywhere!
We have four species of carnivorous plants on the property! Thanks Kim!
Frogs are calling year round except on the coldest days!
Note the musculature on this non-venomous Gray Rat snake
Cottonmouths are fairly common. Always fun to see!
Face to face with a venomous water moccassin....
So many fungi!
Our most abundant predator as demonstrated by these spider webs!
New leaves on a Liquid Ambar (Sweetgum) tree
Frog diveristy is very high
Every now and then we see a Flying Squirrel
Warblers are very common in late March. This is a Black-and-white Warbler.
The caterpillar was no match for this Black-and-white Warbler.
Bluebell flowers in bloom
A Barred Owl
A funnel web spder
Sandhill cranes frequent the wetlands! The sandhill crane calls are mesmerizing as their sounds echo across the wetlands.
Our Sandhill Cranes are always very wary!
A bag worm
Trilum species are common in the mixed hardwoods on the south side of the property
I love those antennae!
Great Crested Flycatcher, April 2015
Great Crested Flycatcher taking flight, April 2015
So many Fragrant Water lilies in bloom!
One of my favorite birds is the Swallow-tailed Kite. They show up in early summer to nest after having migrated from central and south America.
I could look at Swallow-tailed Kites all day every day!
Eating insects on the wing!
Swallow-tail butterflies are courting in late March.
Gators, gators everywhere! Zoom in on the image to view individual gator wallows. When the water levels were about 10-20 inches higher than they are now, the wetland had numerous alligator wallows. I counted over 80 engineered structures on google earth!
Look real close.... There is a very fine spider hanging out on the plant material!
Beautiful Spanish Moss is common!
A Red-shouldered hawk sitting on its nest.
A courting pair of Red-shouldered hawks.
As a co-founder of Project Dragonfly, I never miss an opportunity to take a photo of a dragonfly!
Buttonbush perspective, June 21, 2018
