What Next Photography & Graphic Arts

This pretty little onion stalk parasol mushroom is growing on dead wood and leaves in the Florida woods.

09 Jan

The Onion Stalk Parasol Mushroom is Beautiful, but Toxic

Posted by whatnext10 Fungi, Photography 1 Comment

Onion Stalk Parasol Over the summer and fall, after we started getting some rain, these pretty little onion stalk parasol...

Rosy oysterlings grow on dead trees, and downed branches or logs.

08 Jan

Rosy Oysterlings are Very Useful for Recycling Nutrients

Posted by whatnext10 Fungi, Photography 2 Comments

Oysterlings There are lots of things that Florida has an abundance of and two of those are moisture and dead...

The little oven bird will occasionally come out into the open to eat bits of suet dropped by the wrens.

08 Jan

This Beautiful Little Oven Bird is One of Our Winter Visitors

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography 1 Comment

Oven Bird This winter has definitely been an interesting one for seeing winter migrant birds. I already posted about the...

A turkey vulture spreads its wings and catches the sunlight in its feathers.

07 Jan

Turkey Vultures Love to Catch the Sun on Their Wings

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography 2 Comments

Light Wings On the last day of 2023, I walked down to my mailbox and discovered a whole bunch of...

A juvenile wood stork hangs out on the side a rural Florida road.

04 Jan

Wood Storks are Not Beautiful, but They are Interesting

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Wood Stork On Tuesday, I was driving to work when I spotted this juvenile wood stork (Mycteria americana), or American...

A female white tailed deer keeps a watchful eye open and keeps herself in front of her nursing fawn.

03 Jan

This Beautiful Female Deer was Very Protective of Her Fawn

Posted by whatnext10 Deer, Mammals, Photography

Shielded Baby Earlier in 2023 I came across this beautiful female white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and her young fawn...

A female squirrel fills herself up on food from my feeding station.

03 Jan

One of my Regular Guests is this Beautiful Little Squirrel

Posted by whatnext10 Mammals, Rodents

Fill ‘er Up Probably my most consistent regular visitor to my feeding station is this little female Eastern grey squirrel...

An armadillo takes a little break from rooting around in the grass looking for things to eat.

01 Jan

Armadillos Don’t See Well, but They Have a Great Nose

Posted by whatnext10 Armadillos, Mammals

Taking a Break On one of my recent trips to Watermelon Pond a pretty little nine banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)...

A clear, starry night on the water is a beautiful end to 2023.

01 Jan

Time to Say Goodbye to 2023 and Welcome 2024

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Events, Holidays, Landscapes, Photography

New Year’s Eve Like most years, 2023 had its good times and its bad, but for me it was mostly...

A male boat-tailed grackle struts his stuff along the beach.

30 Dec

Many Wonderful Roles that Nature Plays in the Arts-Part II

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Environment, Photography

Male Grackle In yesterdays post, we touched on several ways that nature can play an important part in art. Yesterday...