South Florida Everglades Photography

Everglades Moon with a Sunrise

Got up at 4am to meet my friend in the Everglades, We met at Long Pine Key in the parking lot around 5:30am. I got dressed for the occasion with long pants, long shirt sprayed with Deet, vest, boots, buff neck guard, hat with head netting. I also used a set of golf gloves for both hands because the mosquitoes nailed my hands last time – even with bug spray! I was ready for those blood suckers this time. I could hear them buzzing relentlessly trying to get to any flesh they could find.

So when my friend arrived, I walked over to his truck and he hops out in shorts and a t-shirt! Then asks “how are the bugs?”, he instantly became a Latin gourmet for the mosquitoes! He was back in that truck so fast!!!!

Anyway, my friend stayed in his truck putting on his bug gear while I went over to the lake to setup. I took a series of shots and this was one of the first ones. At Long Pine Key with the moon in the sky and the sunrise on the move.

I took a series of shots, this was one of the first ones. With the moon in the sky and the sunrise on the move.
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Barred Owl of the Everglades

Barred Owl of the Everglades

I saw a Barred Owl at the top of a cypress tree while I was driving through Everglades National Park. I pulled over, because I do not see owls very often and never did I see a Barred Owl in the wild along the road. It did allow me to walk up to about 30 feet of it, but flew to the road to eat something then back to the trees. I just followed it on foot for a while till it allowed me to get close enough (about 25 feet) to grab a few good shots. I took a few more shots and backed up and went on my way. That alone made it a terrific day!

Barred Owl of the Everglades
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Barred Owl in the Everglade National Park
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Barred Owl in the Everglade National Park
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Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Walkway

Corkscrew’s famous 2.5-mile boardwalk through pine flatwoods, wet prairie, marsh, and the largest old growth Bald Cypress forest

Corkscrew's famous 2.5-mile boardwalk through pine flatwoods, wet prairie, marsh, and the largest old growth Bald Cypress forest
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Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Boardwalk

We walked the 2.5 miles of boardwalk at the Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary to hunt down the blooming Super Ghost Orchids

We walked along the 2.5 miles of boardwalk at the Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, through Bald Cypress, a wet prairie and marshes to hunt down the blooming Super Ghost Orchids
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