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The bright yellow center of a prickly poppy flower, emphasized by an otherwise black and white shot, is like s bit of sun on a cloudy day.

15 May

Prickly Poppies Can Definitely Poke You, but They are Beautiful

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Photography, Plants and Flowers

Sunspot With so many beautiful plants and flowers around north central Florida, it’s sometimes hard to choose standouts. But one...

A closeup photo of a gardenia flower captures it in a state of perfection.

14 May

The Gardenias are Beautiful in Full Bloom

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Plants and Flowers

Transcendense Two years ago something happened that killed off about half of one of my gardenia bushes. I cut all...

A sandhill crane and her baby colt stroll through the tall grass hunting tidbits to eat.

12 May

Happy Mother’s Day to All the Mothers Out There!

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Events, Holidays, Photography

Happy Mother’s Day 2024 Here’s a big Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers, Grandmothers, Greatgrandmothers, and Great Great Grandmothers...

Painted lady butterflies are very colorful with numerous spots and stripes.

12 May

Painted Ladies are One of the Most Colorful Brushfooted Butterflies

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Butterflies, Insects, Photography

Ornamented American painted ladies (Vanessa virginiensis) are all over the place right now. Like the rest of our beautiful butterflies,...

A zebra swallowtail butterfly sip nectar from a flower a slowly flaps its wings in a shaded area.

11 May

Zebra Swallowtails are Large, Beautiful Butterflies

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Butterflies, Insects, Photography 1 Comment

Sunlit Swallowtail Florida is home to several types of swallowtail butterflies, but one of the most easily identified is the...

The red spotted purple is a colorful butterfly with areas of metallic blue, white, orange, and red on a dark brown to black background.

09 May

Red Spotted Purples Can be Beautifully Colorful Butterflies

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Butterflies, Insects, Photography

Awash in Blue Just about my all time favorite butterfly is the colorful red spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax). I...

A Carolina chickadee sings an early morning song as it greets the sun.

09 May

Carolina Chickadees are Active and Interesting Little Birds

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Song of the Chickadee The little Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis) are year round residents to Florida and to my property....

Poppa cardinal does his best to give the female towhee an unfriendly look.

08 May

An Interspecies Interaction Can be Quite Interesting

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Towhee and Cardinal I hadn’t seen either one of the towhees (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) in a couple of weeks, so needless...

A male pheasant races down a path after being startled.

07 May

An Unusual Sighting of a Common, but Beautiful Bird

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Ever Vigilant A couple weeks ago, I went out to Cedar Key for the sunset after work. On the way,...

A spider monkey searches through a food bucket to pick out his favorites.

05 May

Monkeying Around on Monkey Island is Great of Fun Part II

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Primates

Found a Peanut…and Zuchini Well, it looks like there were indeed some tasty snacks in the food bucket. As you...

Prickly Poppies Can Definitely Poke You, but They are Beautiful

The Gardenias are Beautiful in Full Bloom

Happy Mother’s Day to All the Mothers Out There!

Painted Ladies are One of the Most Colorful Brushfooted Butterflies

Zebra Swallowtails are Large, Beautiful Butterflies

Red Spotted Purples Can be Beautifully Colorful Butterflies

Carolina Chickadees are Active and Interesting Little Birds

An Interspecies Interaction Can be Quite Interesting

An Unusual Sighting of a Common, but Beautiful Bird

Monkeying Around on Monkey Island is Great of Fun Part II

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