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
Yellowtop
Yellowtop in bloom along the roadside, just south of the US 27/I-75 (Alligator
Alley) intersection....
Location: FL, USA
Panoramic of Water Conservation Area 3
Panoramic of Water Conservation Area 3 landscape....
Location: FL, USA
Morning glory
A morning glory resting amid ferns, alongside the Fakahatchee Strand State
Preserve boardwalk....
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
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
Canopy of mangroves
Looking down from the Anne Kolb Nature Center's five-story observation tower at a thick canopy of mangroves....
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
Black mangroves
A group of black mangroves 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 in front of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor
Center....
Location: FL, USA
Freshwater cypress swamp
Freshwater, cypress swamp at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Freshwater swamp
Freshwater swamp covered with the aquatic plants duckweed and water
spangles, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Cypress trees
Ephiphytes thrive among the tall cypress trees at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Ferns
Many different fern species prosper in the water and shade of a cypress swamp
at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Lichen
Red patches of "baton-rouge" lichen stand out against the green understory of a
cypress swamp at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Cypress swamp
A boardwalk trail through the cypress swamp at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Leather fern
The red-tinted fronds of a leather fern, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Shield fern
Dark green fronds of a shield fern stand out against a mostly royal fern
background, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Swamp and sky reflection
Swamp canopy and sky reflected in the swamp waters of 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
Cardinal wild pine bromeliad
A cypress tree supports the flowering cardinal wild pine bromeliad, at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Foliose lichens
Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Spanish moss
The gray leaves of spanish moss can be seen dangling from cypress trees all
along the Cypress Swamp Boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Nettleleaf velvetberry
Tiny blue flowers of nettleleaf velvetberry grow in the butterfly garden at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge....
Location: FL, USA
Hot-pink pentas
Hot-pink pentas star-shaped flowers bud and grow in the butterfly garden 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
Cattail marsh
Looking south over the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, a small black bird sits atop a brown,
cattail spike....
Location: FL, USA
Great egret and cattails
A great egret flying above the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8
at the 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
Primrose Willow
Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
Tropical Scarlet Milkweed
Tropical scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
Close-up of Strangler Fig
Close-up of strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest....
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
Rivinia Humilis
Rivinia humilis with red berries, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
Ferns on Forest Floor
Looking down from the boardwalk at Fern Forest, ferns and other plants
prosper....
Location: FL, USA
Tropical Hardwood Hammock
Looking down the boardwalk through a tropical hardwood hammock
community, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
Strangler Fig
Strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
Red Maple Sapling
A red maple sapling with its new, red-colored leaves, at 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
Marl Limestone Outcropping
A marl limestone outcropping amid ferns on the Fern Forest floor....
Location: FL, USA
Giant Leather Fern
A giant leather fern along the boardwalk, at Fern Forest....
Location: FL, USA
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