Royal terns atop a channel marker in the Ten Thousand Islands waterway.
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Royal terns
Royal terns atop a channel marker in the Ten Thousand Islands waterway.
Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)
A beetle atop a budding and blooming thistle (Cirsium horridulum) along the edge of the Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A beetle atop a budding and blooming thistle (Cirsium horridulum) along the edge of the Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Waterbirds
Small waterbirds resting atop a limestone outcropping in Chokoloskee Bay.
Small waterbirds resting atop a limestone outcropping in Chokoloskee Bay.
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
A white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterfly in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterfly in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Boat-tailed grackle
A male boat-tailed grackle standing in grasses by the water's edge of
impoundment #7, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
A male boat-tailed grackle standing in grasses by the water's edge of
impoundment #7, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Brown anole
Brown anole on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Brown anole on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Cardinal wild pine bromeliad
A cypress tree supports the flowering cardinal wild pine bromeliad, at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
A cypress tree supports the flowering cardinal wild pine bromeliad, at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Cattail marsh
Looking south over the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, a small black bird sits atop a brown,
cattail spike.
Looking south over the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, a small black bird sits atop a brown,
cattail spike.
Cattails
A close-up of cattails found within the predominately cattail marsh of
impoundment #8 at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
A close-up of cattails found within the predominately cattail marsh of
impoundment #8 at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Cattails and pickerelweed
Looking south, cattails and pickerelweed within impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Looking south, cattails and pickerelweed within impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Culvert and canal
Metal culverts within this canal's banks transport water between the
impoundments and the canal at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Metal culverts within this canal's banks transport water between the
impoundments and the canal at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Cypress swamp
A boardwalk trail through the cypress swamp at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge.
A boardwalk trail through the cypress swamp at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge.
Cypress trees
Ephiphytes thrive among the tall cypress trees at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge.
Ephiphytes thrive among the tall cypress trees at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge.
Dikes separating impoundments
Looking northwest from the observation tower of Marsh Trail at Loxahatchee
National Wildlife Refuge, dikes separate impoundments.
Looking northwest from the observation tower of Marsh Trail at Loxahatchee
National Wildlife Refuge, dikes separate impoundments.
Dragonfly
Green dragonfly on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Green dragonfly on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Ferns
Many different fern species prosper in the water and shade of a cypress swamp
at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Many different fern species prosper in the water and shade of a cypress swamp
at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Foliose lichens
Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Freshwater cypress swamp
Freshwater, cypress swamp at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Freshwater, cypress swamp at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Freshwater swamp
Freshwater swamp in front of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor
Center.
Freshwater swamp in front of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor
Center.
Freshwater swamp
Freshwater swamp covered with the aquatic plants duckweed and water
spangles, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Freshwater swamp covered with the aquatic plants duckweed and water
spangles, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Great egret and cattails
A great egret flying above the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8
at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
A great egret flying above the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8
at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.