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Category Archives: Florida
purple gallinule
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.
the perch
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.
Fisheating Creek, Florida
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, … Continue reading
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Tagged cypress, David Korte photographs, fisheating creek, Florida, forest, swamp, trees
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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in Southwest Florida is an outdoor event. Elle waits for the signal to dig in. Not so fast, Elle!
cypress strand
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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Tagged ConservationCollier, cypress, David Korte photographs, Florida, rain, swamp, trees
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diamondback
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged David Korte photographs, Florida, rattlesnake, reptile, snake, street_photography, venomous
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shimmer
Southwest Florida. Airborne dust from Sahara storms tints the evening sky above Naples, Florida.
Big rain
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.
Earth Day
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.
backyard pines
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.