David Korte Photographs

purple gallinule

Posted on February 2, 2021 by dkorte

Aka Blue Peter, Mud Hen, Pond Chicken, Bonnet-walker…. A Purple Gallinule climbs among stalks of Alligator Flag searching for berries. A year-round resident of swamps in SW Florida.

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the perch

Posted on February 2, 2021 by dkorte

A Wood stork alights on a pine snag at the edge of a swamp. A big bird with a 60-inch wingspan, it is hard to miss as it glides above the trees.

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Fisheating Creek, Florida

Posted on January 27, 2021 by dkorte

A pair of sunning alligators wake from their slumber as we paddle by. For every alligator seen, many more remain submerged as we meander down the creek.

Flash floods and constant stream currents have eroded the banks of Fisheating Creek, exposing elaborate cypress knees surrounding ancient trees.

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Thanksgiving

Posted on January 27, 2021 by dkorte

Thanksgiving in Southwest Florida is an outdoor event. Elle waits for the signal to dig in. Not so fast, Elle!

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Panther Walk Preserve, in Collier County, Florida, is part of Collier Conservation Lands, a public program that buys natural lands to protect water quality, water resources, flood protection, and wildlife habitat.

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diamondback

Posted on January 26, 2021 by dkorte

Basking in the late afternoon warmth of the tarmac in southwest Florida, this beautiful but dangerous rattlesnake would surely become a target for a passing motorist, so I encourage him to leave the roadway for the palmettos and pines of his native habitat.

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shimmer

Posted on July 31, 2020 by dkorte

Southwest Florida. Airborne dust from Sahara storms tints the evening sky above Naples, Florida.

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Big rain

Posted on June 21, 2020 by dkorte

Rainy season in SW Florida. Every day a chance of rain, usually isolated, but often heavy. Not uncommon to receive an inch of rain in fifteen minutes, with thunder and lightning, then minutes later, brilliant sunshine.

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Earth Day

Posted on April 23, 2020 by dkorte

In appreciation of Mother Earth. An early morning walk in our backyard. A healthy environment is not to be taken for granted, but rather to be taken care of.

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backyard pines

Posted on April 12, 2020 by dkorte

If I must stay at home, let it be here, in the company of mockingbirds, cardinals, woodpeckers, flycatchers, buntings, bluebirds and doves. Where fog teases the sunrise, and a breeze whispers secrets among the pines.

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