More photos of a Raging Sea off Palm Beach

Photos by Lee Smith

It was a bright windy day with large ocean swells. The beach was not dry due to the crashing shoreline waves that would wash over the beach. Not a normal day – the beach was not safe for sneakers or dry footwear.  Barefoot was the only way to travel. The seagulls and the skimmers hung close to the sand and would only move if a passerby came to close. The winds were blowing out to sea carrying the salt water spray with it. In the water were only a few surfers attempting to ride the large swells.
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Skimmers flying over the beach – 9849
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Raging Seas – 0121
Palm Beach Inlet - Freighter coming in - 9848
Palm Beach Inlet – Freighter coming in – 9848
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Strong Offshore winds – 0066

South Florida Surfing – A North Swell

Photos by Lee Smith

When the weather patterns line up – South Florida gets waves. Nice long large swells that come from a low pressure system off the New England coast.
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South Florida Surfing – 0154
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Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Photo by Lee Smith

The morning begins to wake things up across the marshes of South Florida Everglades

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Loxahatchee Sunrise - 9055
Loxahatchee Sunrise – 9055
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Sunrise Over the Marshes – 9076
The Golden Glow across the Marsh - 9178-79-80
The Golden Glow across the Marsh – 9178-79-80
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Red glow of the sunrise – 9106

Don’t know what it is but It’s Pink

Photo by Lee Smith

Walking around Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge – looked down with my friend and saw this  – no idea what it is but it was pink!
I looked it up and found it is a Powderpuff, Herbaceous Mimosa

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It’s Pink – Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge – 9391_2_3

Moon set over South Florida

Photo by Lee Smith
The moon was setting over South Florida Everglades – Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. The air was still, te water was calm and the sound of birds waking was all around us.

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The Moon Set Over Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - South Florida - 9051
The Moon Set Over South Florida – 9051

Pileated Woodpeckers with a RED CREST

Photos by Lee Smith

We found a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers, (Red Crested Woodpeckers), at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

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Pileated Woodpecker  - 9305-cropped at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Pileated Woodpecker – 9305-cropped
Pileated Woodpecker - 9300 at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Pileated Woodpeckers – Red Crested – 9300

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