1 March 2019 trio (swamp)

Spent the morning in Corkscrew Swamp, a nature preserve protecting an ancient cypress swamp lush with ferns, water hyacinth, palmettos, vines, and giant trees hundreds of years old, and teeming with birds, insects, and other wildlife. Such a challenge to convey the essence of such a rich and multi-textured place in a minimal number of words...

cypress swamp

opening as we pass

the alligator’s eyes

cypress swamp

climbing the fallen tree

bright green ferns

cypress swamp

the green heron remains

motionless

March 26: Captiva

island sunset

heron feeding in shallows

while we watch

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