Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning
Where we went (the FPL Powerline track - about 10 km in length)
First through the gate and a thistle and a bee. This shot was mostly luck, to catch the bee flying and pretty good focus
Harvesting with some sort of insect watching from the middle and another from the side
Hovering over the insect in the middle
Flying
A butterfly came by and the bee left
She flexed her wings
As we entered the powerline wetlands - we passed a deer - who was as curious about me as I about him/her
She ended her curiosity and took off running for the road
and crossed the road - another lucky shot
Here is the powerline - about as straight as straight can be
This is bad news - cattails that propagate like wild fire
Here is a native plant that has just appeared
A pond with a cattail patch at the end
A yellow flower
A view of the tree line mostly pines
A pink flower
St John's wort
A view of the power lines and non-native plant infestation
An incomplete treatment - coming back
A white flower
Another white flower
Yellow flower
Another view
Alligators occupy these ponds which line the powerline path
Looks like he rolled over - and just sleeping with his eyes wide open
More cat tails
And a family of baby alligators - and mom is not far away
Here is mom
Ben looking at the babies
Mom's home, you can see where she beat the grass down to make a nice warm home for her eggs
Two babies swimming
A pine stand
And me - just foolin' around
A lone pine
A lone dead pine
A pond
Power lines
Resting alligator - looks like a log. Ben can spot them a km away. I can't see them until I almost step on them
Alligator eyes
Watching me
Another alligator
Pond and alligator
We encounted a few cattle
They were as curious about us - probably thought we were bringing dinner
A bird - slightly out of focus
Resting alligator
Pond
Tracks of an alligator tail
Pink flower
Another pink flower and stem
Pink flower
Yellow flower and bud
Salt grass
Thistle and a skipper
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C. Frank Starmer