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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....
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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
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Marine vegetation and rocks seen through the surface of Biscayne Bay waters....
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Marine Vegetation and Rocks
Marine vegetation and rocks seen through the surface of Biscayne Bay waters....
Location: FL, USA
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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...
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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
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Looking through a channel between the mangrove tree Florida Key islands, south of Boggy Key....
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Channel Between Key Islands
Looking through a channel between the mangrove tree Florida Key islands, south of Boggy Key....
Location: FL, USA
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A close-up view of a mangrove islet of the Florida Keys, south of Boggy Key....
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Mangroves
A close-up view of a mangrove islet of the Florida Keys, south of Boggy Key....
Location: FL, USA
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A great white heron standing atop the mangrove roots of Boggy Key; a Florida Key island....
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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
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Red mangroves and their root systems at the edge of Shell Key, in Florida Bay....
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Red Mangrove Root System
Red mangroves and their root systems at the edge of Shell Key, in Florida Bay....
Location: FL, USA
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Looking south from Little Madeira Bay at a line of Key islands in Florida Bay....
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Little Madeira Bay
Looking south from Little Madeira Bay at a line of Key islands in Florida Bay....
Location: FL, USA
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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....
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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
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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....
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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
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