Flooded marsh
The marsh of Water Conservation Area 3 as seen looking north of I-75
(Alligator Alley). Spatterdock are seen in the foreground....
Location: FL, USA
Flooded marsh
Flooded marshes of Water Conservation Area 3 (WCA-3), seen north of I-75
(Alligator Alley)....
Location: FL, USA
Flock of birds
A large flock of birds, mostly egrets, resting and flying along a canal on Highway
833 (a short drive north off of I-75 (Alligator Alley))....
Location: FL, USA
Fiddler crab burrows
Fiddler crab burrows abound in and around the intricate red mangrove root
system submerged in the muddy tidal flats at West Lake Park....
Location: FL, USA
Red mangrove trees
Young red mangrove trees grow among the prop roots of mature red mangroves
at West Lake Park....
Location: FL, USA
Red mangrove
A red mangrove and its intricate aerial root system in west lake waters....
Location: FL, USA
Red mangroves
A tangle of red mangroves and their roots at low tide in West Lake Park....
Location: FL, USA
Mangroves and mud flats
Mangroves bordering the West Lake mud flats exposed by low tide....
Location: FL, USA
Red mangrove leaves
Leaf detail of red mangrove at West Lake Park....
Location: FL, USA
Mangroves and mud flats
Low tide in the mangrove forest of West Lake Park....
Location: FL, USA
Mangroves and water
Looking down from the Anne Kolb Nature Center's five-story observation tower
at an extensive mangrove canopy and West Lake....
Location: FL, USA
Freshwater swamp
Freshwater swamp covered with the aquatic plants duckweed and water
spangles, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Impoundment at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Looking southwest across the pickerelweed and waters of impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Cattails
A close-up of cattails found within the predominately cattail marsh of
impoundment #8 at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Pickerelweed
Long heart-shaped leaves and a few violet-blue flowers of the pickerelweed
extend above the swamp waters at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Small aquatic plants
Close-up of the small aquatic plants that cover some of the swamp waters at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Pickerelweed
Looking south, pickerelweed almost completely fills impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Cattails and pickerelweed
Looking south, cattails and pickerelweed within impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Periphyton
Turtles swimming among the periphyton in the canal between impoundment #7
and #2b at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Water level gauge
Looking west, a water level gauge amid budding spatterdock with impoundment
#2b at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Impoundment at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Looking west across the mixed vegetation and waters of impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Cypress Trees
Buttressed bases and protruding "knees" of cypress trees seen within the
ponded waters of Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed
Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
Ferns and Lilies
Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, at ferns and lilies growing in
the ponded waters....
Location: FL, USA
Cypress Trees
Cypress trees and other vegetation seen within the ponded waters of Fern
Forest....
Location: FL, USA
Cypress-Maple Swamp
Looking through the cypress-maple swamp, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
Pickerelweed flower spike
A violet-blue pickerelweed flower spike, in Big Cypress National Preserve....
Location: FL, USA
Flowering duck potato
White duck potato flowers growing in canal waters along Turner River Road, in
Big Cypress National Preserve....
Location: FL, USA
Pig frog (Rana grylio)
A pig frog (Rana grylio) floats in the hydrilla-filled waters of a canal, in Big
Cypress National Preserve....
Location: FL, USA
Channel Between Key Islands
Looking through a channel between the mangrove tree Florida Key islands, south of Boggy Key....
Location: FL, USA
Mangroves
A close-up view of a mangrove islet of the Florida Keys, south of Boggy Key....
Location: FL, USA
Great White Heron Atop Mangrove Roots
A great white heron standing atop the mangrove roots of Boggy Key; a Florida Key island....
Location: FL, USA
Red Mangrove Root System
Red mangroves and their root systems at the edge of Shell Key, in Florida Bay....
Location: FL, USA
Little Madeira Bay
Looking south from Little Madeira Bay at a line of Key islands in Florida Bay....
Location: FL, USA
Interior of Bob Allen Key
A short walk through the shallow mangrove perimeter to the interior of Bob Allen Key affords this view of a mostly clear, shallow ponded area....
Location: FL, USA
Freshwater Marl Prairie
Near the beginning of the main park road through Everglades National Park, sunbeams shine through heavy clouds onto the freshwater marl prairie....
Location: FL, USA
Eco Pond
Looking across the waters of Eco Pond at Everglades National Park, with cattails in the foreground and a tree island to the right....
Location: FL, USA
Coastal Salt Marsh
An Everglades National Park coastal salt marsh crossed with drainage creeks....
Location: FL, USA
Periphyton
Looking down from the Mahogany Hammock boardwalk at Everglades National Park, periphyton is abundant in the watery seagrass....
Location: FL, USA
Freshwater Snails
Looking down from the Pa-hay-okee boardwalk at Everglades National Park,
snail shells litter the grassy water's surface....
Location: FL, USA
Spatterdock
Budding spatterdocks are seen floating atop the Taylor Slough waters at
Everglades National Park....
Location: FL, USA
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