Green Cay Wetlands | Lee Smith Photography - Part 2

Green Cay Wetlands

Green Cay Wetlands, A 100 acre nature preserve located in Boynton Beach, Florida

Green Cay Wetlands, A 100 acre nature preserve located in Boynton Beach — Green Cay – 2017_10_07_6855

Green Cay Wetlands walkway — Green Cay – 2017_10_07_6777_HDR

Green Cay Wetlands with the full moon setting — Green Cay – 2017_10_07_6749_HDR

Green Cay Wetlands at sunrise — Green Cay – 2017_10_07_6714_HDR

South Florida Wildlife

Photos by Lee Smith

I visited a few locations the other day to photograph the wildlife and scenery of the area:

Wakodahatchee Wetlands is on 50 acres of unused utility land and transformed into a recreation wetlands open to the public in Delray Beach, Florida
Green Cay Wetlands comprised of a man-made 100-acre wetlands & 1.5-mile boardwalk in Boynton Beach, FL
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge – a 147,392-acre wildlife sanctuary is located west of Boynton Beach, FL

These are but a small collection of images I captured from those areas…

Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - 3355 — Gulf Fritillary Butterfly – Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge – 3355

Cattle egret - Wakodahatchee Wetlands - 3080 — Cattle egret – Wakodahatchee Wetlands – 3080

Cattle Egret - Wakodahatchee Wetlands - 3084 — Cattle Egret – Wakodahatchee Wetlands – 3084

Great Blue Heron - Wakodahatchee Wetlands - 3163 — Great Blue Heron – Wakodahatchee Wetlands – 3163

Wakodahatchee Wetlands - Least Bittern - 3175 — Wakodahatchee Wetlands – Least Bittern – 3175

Tricolor Heron - Wakodahatchee Wetlands - 3181 — Tricolor Heron – Wakodahatchee Wetlands – 3181

Anihingas - Wakodahatchee Wetlands - 3198 — Anihingas – Wakodahatchee Wetlands – 3198

Green Cay Wetlands - 3208 — Green Cay Wetlands – 3208

Pickerel weed with bee - Green Cay Wetlands - 3263 - Pontederia is an aquatic plant, otherwise commonly known as pickerel weeds — Pickerel weed with bee – Green Cay Wetlands – 3263

Pickerel weed with bee - Green Cay Wetlands - 3264 — Pickerel weed with bee – Green Cay Wetlands – 3264

Pickerel weed with bee - Green Cay Wetlands - 3266 — Pickerel weed with bee – Green Cay Wetlands – 3266

Dragonfly - Green Cay Wetlands - 3269 — Dragonfly – Green Cay Wetlands – 3269

Anhinga - Green Cay Wetlands - 3281 - The anhinga, sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, secret crow, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas — Anhinga – Green Cay Wetlands – 3281

Peacock Butterfly - Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - 3329 — Peacock Butterfly – Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge – 3329

Swallow-tailed kite - Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - 3340 — Swallow-tailed kite – Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge – 3340

Swallow-tailed kite - Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - 3342 — Swallow-tailed kite – Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge – 3342

Water Lily - Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - 3348 — Water Lily – Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge – 3348

Photographing the South Florida Wildlife of Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Green Cay Wetlands, and Wakodahatchee Wetlands

Green Cay Wetlands

Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, FL - LSMITH_3434_5_6 — Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL – 3434_5_6

Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, FL - 3437_8_9 — Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL – 3437_8_9

Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, FL - 3336_7_8 — Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL – 3336_7_8

Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, FL - 3342_3_4 — Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL – 3342_3_4

Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, FL - 3345_6_7 — Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL – 3345_6_7

Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, FL - LSMITH_3351_2_3 — Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL – 3351_2_3

Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, FL - LSMITH_3357_8_9 — Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL – 3357_8_9

Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, FL - LSMITH_3366_7_8 — Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL – 3366_7_8

Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, FL - LSMITH_3369_70_71 — Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL – 3369_70_71

Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, FL - LSMITH_3372_3_4 — Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL – 3372_3_4

Green Cay Wetlands - Boynton Beach, FL - LSMITH_3416_7_8 — Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL – 3416_7_8

From a recent trip on a sunny day. The area is beautiful with a wonderful wooden plank walkway.

Green Cay Wetlands – Reflections

Photo by Lee Smith

Green Cay Wetlands - 9457_8_9 — Green Cay Wetlands – 9457_8_9

Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands, Boynton Beach, FL

Photo by Lee Smith

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The Walkways of Green Cay - 9530 — The Walkways of Green Cay – 9530