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0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

White lichen with yellowish/peach sporodochies covering most of the tree. ...

1 0 Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

by MachiFlorida, USA

River's edge at Chassahowitzka National ...

0 0 Bluegill

Bluegill

by Machi

Bluegill?

1 1 Blewit

Blewit

by MachiFlorida, USA

Tan mushroom with pinkish tan cap and stipe.

1 0 Florida Swampprivet

Florida Swampprivet

by MachiFlorida, USA

There were almost no leaves on this tree, but there were a couple and some ...

0 1 Tampa Butterfly Orchid

Tampa Butterfly Orchid

by MachiFlorida, USA

In a tree hanging over the river in the

2 1 Palamedes Swallowtail

Palamedes Swallowtail

by MachiFlorida, USA

Visitng an iris at the river's edge in

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Orchid

0 0 Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

by MachiFlorida, USA

On a palm tree in the river at

0 0 Prairie Iris

Prairie Iris

by MachiFlorida, USA

Blue flag iris?

0 0 Colicwood

Colicwood

by MachiFlorida, USA

Water's edge at Chassahowitzka National ...

1 0 Brookweed

Brookweed

by MachiFlorida, USA

Growing in and near the water all around the

0 0 Coastal Rose Gentian

Coastal Rose Gentian

by MachiFlorida, USA

Sabatia?

1 0 Colicwood

Colicwood

by MachiFlorida, USA

Small black berries, white flowers, and glossy leaves

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Crematogaster or termite nest?

1 0 Spine-waisted Ant

Spine-waisted Ant

by MachiFlorida, USA

Deep red ant with spikes on its abdomen carrying the fruit of Myrsine cubana ...

0 0 Eelgrass

Eelgrass

by MachiFlorida, USA

Unfortunately, there was a lot of Hydrilla nearby, but at least these were very ...

0 1 Dogwood

Dogwood

by MachiFlorida, USA

Tree with cluster of flowers with 4 petals and grayish purple anthers

2 0 American Crinum Lily

American Crinum Lily

by MachiFlorida, USA

These were lining the river's edge in the

0 0 Black Vulture

Black Vulture

by MachiFlorida, USA

This was one thirsty bird! I observed this vulture drinking for several minutes ...

0 0 Green Heron

Green Heron

by MachiFlorida, USA

This one was stalking a frog, but the frog hopped in the water and the heron ...

0 0 Butterweed

Butterweed

by MachiFlorida, USA

These yellow flowers were growing all around the river's edge at

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

In a small spring area that feeds into the

1 0 Florida Swampprivet

Florida Swampprivet

by MachiFlorida, USA

Dioecious plant (compare photos 1 & 2), small bluish drupes (photo 3 shows a ...

0 0 Honey Locust

Honey Locust

by MachiFlorida, USA

My first time ever seeing this plant in Citrus County. It has woody stems with ...

4 3 Southern Black Racer Eggs

Southern Black Racer Eggs

by MachiHomosassa, Florida, United States

I saw 3 or 4 of these on the ground, all already hatched. You can see the neat ...

0 0 Dahoon Holly

Dahoon Holly

by MachiFlorida, USA

A common element of wetland thickets and swamp margins.

1 0 Anhinga

Anhinga

by MachiFlorida, USA

There were dozens of these on the river perched in the trees. This one caught ...

0 1 Florida Cooter

Florida Cooter

by MachiFlorida, USA

There were two of these under this tree basking on logs. They slipped in the ...

0 0 Mating Florida Cooters

Mating Florida Cooters

by MachiFlorida, USA

This turtle http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1405996009 and another that ...

2 1 Grizzled Mantid Ootheca

Grizzled Mantid Ootheca

by MachiFlorida, USA

Small matid ootheca (egg case) in a hole on the palm tree that it fit almost ...

0 0 Shoehorn Oyster

Shoehorn Oyster

by MachiFlorida, USA

Crowded, decurrent gills. Stipe either located at the center or off to the ...

0 0 Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper

Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper

by MachiFlorida, USA

Large brown grasshopper with a dark stripe on each side.

0 4 Acorn Nectriaceae Fungi

Acorn Nectriaceae Fungi

by MachiFlorida, USA

Nectriaceae. It looks a bit like slime mold, but it lacks plasmodium and it has ...

4 0 Giant Milkweed Bug

Giant Milkweed Bug

by MachiFlorida, USA

They were all clustered together, but I don't think any were mating. One of ...

0 0 Giant Airplant

Giant Airplant

by MachiFlorida, USA

I'm thinking this is either a giant or a cardinal air plant, but I'm not sure.

1 1 Wild Coffee

Wild Coffee

by MachiFlorida, USA

These were quite plentiful alongside the trail. Most were less than a foot ...

2 0 Streaked Arrow Grass

Streaked Arrow Grass

by MachiFlorida, USA

The flowers are a very pale lavender color, more like a tuft of fuzzy hairs ...

0 0 Water Hyssop

Water Hyssop

by MachiFlorida, USA

Succulent, rounded leaves. There were a few small clumps of these in this spot ...

2 2 Hairy-topped Polypore

Hairy-topped Polypore

by MachiFlorida, USA

The first two photos show the top and underside of a more mature specimen, and ...

0 0 Wood Blewit

Wood Blewit

by MachiFlorida, USA

Usually purple, I was surprised to discover these are blewits. I think they ...

2 1 Shoestring Fern

Shoestring Fern

by MachiHomosassa, Florida, United States

Though it looks more like a grass, this is actually a fern. When they are just ...

2 0 Corkystem Passionflower

Corkystem Passionflower

by MachiFlorida, USA

One of the smallest if not the smallest species in the genus, at least fruit ...

19 10 North American River Otter

North American River Otter

by MachiFlorida, USA

There were four otters swimming in the river. They were diving down and would ...

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