Wakodahatchee Wetlands | Lee Smith Photography

Anhingas were drying their wing

This group of Anhingas were drying their wings at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida

This group of Anhingas were drying their wings at Wakodahatchee — Anhingas – LSMITH_3198

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron standing in shallow water at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands

Great Blue Heron standing in shallow water at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands — Great Blue Heron – LSMITH_3163

A Young Tricolored Heron – Wakodahatchee Wetlands

An early morning visit to Wakodahatchee Wetlands – a young Tricolored Heron

An early morning visit to Wakodahatchee Wetlands - a young heron — Wakodohatchee – LSMITH_3181

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

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida

Photos by Lee Smith
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida
Great Blue Herons, Alligators, Egrets

Great Blue Heron Couple - 9606 — Great Blue Heron Couple – 9606

Great Blue Heron - 9635 — Great Blue Heron – 9635

Alligator Warming up - 9670 — Alligator Warming up – 9670

Great White Egret - 9675 — Great White Egret – 9675

Flying Great Blue Heron - 9696 — Flying Great Blue Heron – 9696

Great Blue Herons - CourtingGreat Blue Herons - Courting - 9710 — Great Blue Herons – CourtingGreat Blue Herons – Courting – 9710

Great Blue Herons 9719

Great Blue Heron 9735

Great Blue Heron in Flight - 9765 — Great Blue Heron in Flight – 9765

Great Blue Heron 9788

Great Blue Heron - 9607 — Great Blue Heron – 9607

Great Blue Heron Couple - 9608 — Great Blue Heron Couple – 9608