Naples | Lee Smith Photography

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is very colorful and priming with plant life including the Ghost Orchid during the summer. The Sanctuary is located in Naples, Florida

Looking into the swamp - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1829_2019_07_28

Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1830_2019_07_28

Winding Path - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1839_2019_07_28

Looking up - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1845_2019_07_28_HDR

A Corn Snake asleep - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1885_2019_07_28

Ghost Orchids - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1923_2019_07_28

A path into beauty - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1929_2019_07_28

A morning walk - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1782_2019_07_28

The walking path - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1786_2019_07_28

Walking over the swamp - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1795_2019_07_28

The Ferns of the swamp - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1796_2019_07_28

A Classic view of the swamp - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1798_2019_07_28

The walking path above the swamp in the Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1815_2019_07_28

A broken tree - Audubon Corkscrew Swap Sanctuary in Naples, FL — Naples_1824_2019_07_28

Naples in July

My morning views at Naples Beach at sunrise

Naples before Dawn — Naples_1583_2019_07_28

A view through the Seagrapes at Naples Beach — Naples_1774_2019_07_28_HDR

The morning sky over Naples Pier — Naples_1661_2019_07_28_HDR

An early morning storm south of Naples, Florida — Naples_1653_2019_07_28

Silhouettes against the sky — Naples_1659_2019_07_28

Anti-crepuscular rays at Naples Beach Pier, these are similar to crepuscular rays, but appear opposite of the Sun in the sky — Naples_1640_2019_07_28

A slight lightning bolt from an early morning storm south of Naples, maybe Marco Island, — Naples_1623_2019_07_28

The old piling at Naple's beach — Naples_1676_2019_07_28_stacked2

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

Naples Pier on a Sunny Day

We walked out to the end of a crowded Naples Pier to see the view

We walked out to the end of a crowded Naples Peir to see the view — Naples – IMG_3647-HDR

The Swamps of the Corkscrew Sanctuary

The Swamps of the Corkscrew Sanctuary covers approximately 13,000 acres and can be enjoyed by walking along the 2.5 mile boardwalk through Bald Cypress, wet prairie and marshes
For more information and to donate – visit: http://corkscrew.audubon.org/

Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Walkway

Walked along the 2.5 mile boardwalk of Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary through Bald Cypress, wet prairie and marshes