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Looking from an observation deck, at Rookery Bay National Estuarine 
Research Reserve, onto a flock of birds resting in a brackish (somewhat salty) 
pond community. Mangrove islands grow inside and along the edges of the 
pond....
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Brackish Pond Community
Looking from an observation deck, at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, onto a flock of birds resting in a brackish (somewhat salty) pond community. Mangrove islands grow inside and along the edges of the pond....
Location: FL, USA
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At the end of the boardwalk behind the Briggs Nature Center at Rookery Bay 
National Estuarine Research Reserve, clusters of magenta fruits surround the 
stems of this American beauty berry shrub. ...
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American Beauty Berry Shrub
At the end of the boardwalk behind the Briggs Nature Center at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, clusters of magenta fruits surround the stems of this American beauty berry shrub. ...
Location: FL, USA
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Arizona saquaro will be one of the species looked at by USA-NPN volunteers....
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Saguaro Cactus
Arizona saquaro will be one of the species looked at by USA-NPN volunteers....
Location: AZ, USA
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Clay-colored sparrow nest....
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Eggs in Sparrow Nest
Clay-colored sparrow nest....
Location: USA
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California poppies....
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California Poppies
California poppies....
Location: CA, USA
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Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk, 
at Fern Forest....
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Primrose Willow
Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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Tropical scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) blooming along the boardwalk, 
at Fern Forest....
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Tropical Scarlet Milkweed
Tropical scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) blooming along the boardwalk, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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Close-up of strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest....
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Close-up of Strangler Fig
Close-up of strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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Buttressed bases and protruding "knees
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Cypress Trees
Buttressed bases and protruding "knees" of cypress trees seen within the ponded waters of Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of Fern Forest....
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Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed
Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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Rivinia humilis with red berries, at Fern Forest....
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Rivinia Humilis
Rivinia humilis with red berries, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, ferns and other plants 
prosper....
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Ferns on Forest Floor
Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, ferns and other plants prosper....
Location: FL, USA
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Looking down the boardwalk through a tropical hardwood hammock 
community, at Fern Forest....
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Tropical Hardwood Hammock
Looking down the boardwalk through a tropical hardwood hammock community, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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Strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest....
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Strangler Fig
Strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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A red maple sapling with its new, red-colored leaves, at Fern Forest....
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Red Maple Sapling
A red maple sapling with its new, red-colored leaves, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, at ferns and lilies growing in 
the ponded waters....
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Ferns and Lilies
Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, at ferns and lilies growing in the ponded waters....
Location: FL, USA
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Cypress trees and other vegetation seen within the ponded waters of Fern 
Forest....
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Cypress Trees
Cypress trees and other vegetation seen within the ponded waters of Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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Looking through the cypress-maple swamp, at Fern Forest....
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Cypress-Maple Swamp
Looking through the cypress-maple swamp, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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A marl limestone outcropping amid ferns on the Fern Forest floor....
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Marl Limestone Outcropping
A marl limestone outcropping amid ferns on the Fern Forest floor....
Location: FL, USA
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A giant leather fern along the boardwalk, at Fern Forest....
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Giant Leather Fern
A giant leather fern along the boardwalk, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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