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A blue dasher dragonfly has a great place on top of a chaste tree to hunt.

12 Jul

Where There Are Insects, There Are Also Colorful Predators

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Insects, Photography, Plants and Flowers

Prime Perch When I was photographing the chaste trees and the many types of pollinators that were attracted to them,...

A zebra longwing butterfly deposits her egg on a passion fruit vine.

11 Jul

The Next Generation is on it’s Way

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Butterflies, Insects, Photography

Deposit This pretty little zebra longwing butterfly (Heliconius charithonia) was very busy laying her eggs on various passion fruit vines....

A group of mimosa flowers looks somewhat like pink, downy feathers.

09 Jul

The Colorful Mimosa Flower Were Touched by Dry Weather

Posted by whatnext10 Environment, Photography, Plants and Flowers

Feathery Mimosas We had a pretty dry spring this year in my part of central Florida, and many of our...

The early morning sun shines through the trees in a pine and oak forest.

08 Jul

The Central Florida Forests are Beautiful at Sunrise

Posted by whatnext10 Environment, Landscapes, Photography

Sunrise Through the Trees This is not the first time that I have posted a pretty landscape from the woods...

Instead of singing in the rain, this handsome red winged blackbird was singing away in the afternoon sunlight.

07 Jul

The Red Winged Blackbird is a Beautiful North American Resident

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Singing in the Sun Ever since I’ve been going out to the egret rookery, I’ve been noticing some smaller, black...

A little rain from an early shower didn’t keep this little tufted titmouse from enjoying a meal.

04 Jul

Beautiful Little Songbirds Don’t Mind a Bit of Rain

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Drizzle It has finally started to rain in my part of central Florida, and as is typical, the rain comes...

This small group of wood storks is part of a much larger flock that were gathered at a pond.

02 Jul

Interesting Wood Storks Can be Found Alone or in Groups

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography 1 Comment

Birds of a Feather During the winter, it’s not all that unusual to see wood storks (Mycteria americana) in small...

A photograph of a passion fruit flower has been turned into an abstract piece of art.

01 Jul

It’s Always Good to Try New Things

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Birds, Photography, Plants and Flowers, Reptiles & Amphibians

Passion Recently I tried my hand at creating some abstract art with a few of my photographs. I was motivated...

This male golden winged skimmer was catching the afternoon light in a way that made his reddish orange color just glow.

30 Jun

Florida has Plenty of Big, Colorful Dragonflies

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Insects, Photography

Red Glow With all of our swamps, streams, lakes, rivers, and ponds, it’s not surprising that we have more than...

A young eastern grey squirrel tries to blend in with the tree branch he’s resting on.

29 Jun

Beautiful Grey Squirrels Can be Very Shy When Young

Posted by whatnext10 Mammals, Rodents

Shy Fellow Right now there are a bunch of young eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) hanging around my property. They...