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
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
Florida Bay sunset
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....
Location: FL, USA
Coastal Salt Marsh
An Everglades National Park coastal salt marsh crossed with drainage creeks....
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
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