Panoramic of Biscayne Bay
Facing east, a panoramic view of Biscayne Bay. The mainland is seen at far right. Biscayne Bay is an estuary, a place where freshwater and salt water meet. Freshwater flow from the land supplies the bay with nutrients....
Location: FL, USA

Marine Vegetation and Rocks
Marine vegetation and rocks seen through the surface of Biscayne Bay waters....
Location: FL, USA

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

Mangrove Key Islets
Beyond the mangrove key islets that make up the Ten Thousand Islands, lies the Gulf of Mexico. The Ten Thousand Islands are comprised of hundreds of mangrove islands that extend northward from the northwest corner of Everglades National Park. These uninhabited islands stretch for 60-miles al...
Location: FL, USA

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

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

Florida Bay
Looking south from the Black Betsy Keys shore, onto waters of Florida Bay. On the horizon, Key islands separate the green bay waters from the blue cloud-filled skies....
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