A peacock strutting its plummage , they get a bit aggressive during mating season.
Posted by | October 2, 2017
A resident soaking in the hot sun at our lovely Key Biscayne.
Posted by | October 2, 2017
This view is one of my favorite quiet spots to sit and ponder about the world around me.
Posted by | September 27, 2017
FLORIDA IS...The decades-old Mangroves and the sediments that define our coastline and provide shelter for the next generation.
Posted by | September 6, 2017
FLORIDA IS…postponed The following events are postponed and will be rescheduled after Hurricane Irma: Stay safe! (Postponed due to Hurricane Irma) Senator José Javier Rodríguez and Miami Waterkeeper present “Florida...
Posted by | September 3, 2017
Florida is.. Sea grapes | Coccoloba uvifera (see http://nativeflags.org/sea-grape/) Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Polygonaceae Genus: Coccoloba Species: C. uvifera From Wiki: Coccoloba...
Posted by | September 3, 2017
Florida is... Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae) See http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/GardenPubsAZ/Railroad_vine_lpomoea_pes-caprae.pdf Image from Wiki...
Posted by | September 3, 2017
Florida is... Poisonwood (Metopium toxiferum) From http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep220 "Poisonwood (Metopium toxiferum) Poisonwood is an evergreen shrub or tree that grows 25–35 feet tall in hammocks, pinelands, and sandy areas near saltwater....
Posted by | September 3, 2017
Florida is... Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers, Romalea microptera Learn more about them at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/lubber.htm
Posted by | September 3, 2017
My photograph is the crape myrtle tree which bursts with flowers attracting happy pollinators !
