#floridawildlife
December 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Great white egret (Ardea alba). Gainesville, FL. #egret #wadingbird #birds #wetlands #wetlandbird #floridabirds #floridawildlife #
December 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
red-shouldered hawk with the full moon in the background and taking off. #hawk #NikonZ9 #floridawildlife #birds #birds!
Nikon Z9 800mm f6.3 1/6400 sec ISO 1800
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“Snowy Egret & Water Lily”
(Snowy Egret from our neighborhood lake, Water Lily from Long Key Natural Area)

#egret #egrets #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #backyard #natureart #naturephotography #floridawildlife #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky #wildlifephotography #waterlily #flowers
December 6, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Delta scarab beetle (Trigonopeltastes delta) breeding on an Arrow arum (Peltandra virginica) blossom. #scarab #scarabbeetle #wetlands #arrowheadplant #arrowarum #florida #floridawildlife #insects #floridainsects #gainesvilleflorida
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
When your nose is also your cutlery. 🐟🍴
#osprey #birdwatching #birdvibes #floridawildlife
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Dear Green Heron Friend,
Thanks for your continued presence here & for announcing yourself each time you land & also for normalizing bedhead. 🙂

#heron #herons #greenheron #greenherons #birds #birders #birdphotography #wildflorida #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdwatching #backyard 🪶
November 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
From our backyards to butterfly havens 🦋 — Each native plant we add helps transform a simple yard into a thriving habitat. Let’s make local nature count. #BackyardConservation #FloridaWildlife #ButterflyHaven #PollinatorFriendly #NativePlantsMatter #OrlandoNature #HabitatRestoration
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November 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
November 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Our resident Black Racer, is pretty tolerant of me and my camera. He will periscope occasionally, but pretty much goes about his business.

#backyardphotography #snakes #naturephotography #floridawildlife #BlackRacer #photography
October 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A casual morning stroll birding in kissimmee i can get used to this. Also, what is not pictured 10+ yellow-rumped warbler, 3 palm warbler , tufted titmouse , yellow-bellied sapsucker, little blue heron , fish crow , northern cardinal. #floridabirds #floridawildlife
December 10, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Sandhill Cranes literally have no fear & are renowned for being incredibly stupid! Taken with my phone. #Birding #floridabirds #floridawildlife
December 1, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Dunedin FL
Hammock Park
Momma Otter & her
2 babies rolling in the sand
The Limpkin Bird was totally
Fascinated and watched them
For 10+ minutes he was calm &
curious
#birds #otters #🪶 #blueskyphotography #wildlifephotography #limpkin
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #photo #peaceful
July 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Found a flock of wood storks on the way out to the scrub sanctuary this morning.
#FloridaWildlife #Birds
February 17, 2024 at 2:18 AM
A Wood Stork searching for prey can snap-shut its beak in a fraction of the time it takes a human to blink an eye.

#birds 🪶
#stork #birding
#wildlife #nature
#floridawildlife
January 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Burrowing owl, Markham Park, Florida.

#burrowingowl #floridawildlife #mainelyevolution
March 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Garden dragon claiming his territory..
#floridawildlife #dragon #gardenprotection #bugsbeware
June 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Today the light returned after two overcast days of rain .... and the sun-worshipping iguanas were so present for this.

#photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #florida #southflorida #nature #backyard #wildlife #lizard #lizards #reptile #reptiles #iguana #iguanas
June 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Pretty sure this juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron was carefully leaning in just so its face would be perfectly in the photo! 😉 Such a considerate model. Spotted in the Everglades back in February.

#YellowCrownedNightHeron #Everglades #FloridaWildlife #JuvenileBird #birds #nature #wildlife
April 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM