Trumpet-shaped flower of the morning glory vine blooms year round at Everglades National Park.
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Trumpet-shaped flower of the morning glory vine blooms year round at Everglades National Park.
Mangroves frame the west and east sides of the main park road of Everglades National Park, just north of Mrazek Pond
Mangroves frame the west and east sides of the main park road of Everglades National Park, just north of Mrazek Pond
Looking from the Mahogany Hammock boardwalk at Everglades National Park, hammocks interrupt the flat sawgrass expanse.
Looking from the Mahogany Hammock boardwalk at Everglades National Park, hammocks interrupt the flat sawgrass expanse.
Looking down from the Mahogany Hammock boardwalk at Everglades National Park, periphyton is abundant in the watery seagrass.
Looking down from the Mahogany Hammock boardwalk at Everglades National Park, periphyton is abundant in the watery seagrass.
A purple gallinule stands atop the spatterdock at Everglades National Park.
A purple gallinule stands atop the spatterdock at Everglades National Park.
Looking out over Taylor Slough sawgrass marsh at Everglades National Park,
with tree islands seen in the background.
Looking out over Taylor Slough sawgrass marsh at Everglades National Park,
with tree islands seen in the background.
A double-crested cormorant rests nearby the ponded Taylor Slough waters at
Everglades National Park.
A double-crested cormorant rests nearby the ponded Taylor Slough waters at
Everglades National Park.
An alligator hides partially submerged in the grassy waters-edge of Taylor
Slough at Everglades National Park.
An alligator hides partially submerged in the grassy waters-edge of Taylor
Slough at Everglades National Park.
USGS scientist stands below quarry cutters setting atop large blocks of cut coral, at Windley Quarry.
USGS scientist stands below quarry cutters setting atop large blocks of cut coral, at Windley Quarry.
Skeletal patterns within the quarry wall at Windley Quarry show how coral formations might grow inside a coral reef.
Skeletal patterns within the quarry wall at Windley Quarry show how coral formations might grow inside a coral reef.
Looking down from the Pa-hay-okee boardwalk at Everglades National Park,
snail shells litter the grassy water's surface.
Looking down from the Pa-hay-okee boardwalk at Everglades National Park,
snail shells litter the grassy water's surface.
A butterfly pea vine flowering in the sandy soils of Long Pine Key at Everglades
National Park.
A butterfly pea vine flowering in the sandy soils of Long Pine Key at Everglades
National Park.
Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park contains a pine forest community
indicative of the original pine forests of Florida.
Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park contains a pine forest community
indicative of the original pine forests of Florida.
Budding spatterdocks are seen floating atop the Taylor Slough waters at
Everglades National Park.
Budding spatterdocks are seen floating atop the Taylor Slough waters at
Everglades National Park.
A female anhinga roosts in the trees at Everglades National Park.
A female anhinga roosts in the trees at Everglades National Park.
The sky filled with a profusion of colors as the sun slowly set behind this mangrove island in Florida Bay, at the south end of Everglades National Park.
The sky filled with a profusion of colors as the sun slowly set behind this mangrove island in Florida Bay, at the south end of Everglades National Park.
Looking across the waters of Eco Pond at Everglades National Park, with cattails in the foreground and a tree island to the right.
Looking across the waters of Eco Pond at Everglades National Park, with cattails in the foreground and a tree island to the right.
Flowering dahoon holly in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Flowering dahoon holly in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Flowering lantana shrub in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Flowering lantana shrub in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Orchid blooming by a swamp pond in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Orchid blooming by a swamp pond in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Blooming bromeliad along a trail in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Blooming bromeliad along a trail in Big Cypress National Preserve.