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  • A close-up of one of Florida's most striking native - the sandhill crane.
    Sandhill Crane
  • While this species (Grus canadensis) not listed as a threatened or endangered species, the non-migratory Florida subspecies (Grus canadensis pratensis) of sandhill crane is. Numbering at around 5000 remaining individuals, they are thriving in the places where they are least likely to come into contact with humans.
    Florida Sandhill Crane
  • One of america's most endangered birds..... this image is featured in the National Audubon Society's 2011 Calendar.
    Whooping Crane
  • Three of the ten "first year" whooping cranes flying to their wintering grounds in St. Marks - part of the extensive efforts of Operation Migration.
    Whooping Cranes in Flight!
  • A limpkin wades through the aquatic spatterdock in Southwest Florida in search for freshwater mussels. Found throughout most of the New World tropics - particularly in Brazil, the limpkin reaches its northernmost range in Florida.
    Limpkin
  • Two varieties of crane-fly orchids found in Gadsden County, Florida in their fall "leaf" phase. The normal spotted version (Tipularia discolor) is growing here with the green version without spots (Tipularia discolor forma viridifolia).
    Cranefly Orchid
  • Two varieties of crane-fly orchids found in Gadsden County, Florida in their fall "leaf" phase. The normal spotted version (Tipularia discolor) is growing here with the green version without spots (Tipularia discolor forma viridifolia).
    Cranefly Orchid
  • Ten "first year" whooping cranes following the ultralight to their wintering grounds in St. Marks - part of the extensive efforts of Operation Migration. Photographed January 13, 2010.
    WhoopingCrane101.jpg
  • A colony of the biggest-leaved cranefly orchidsI've ever seen. Found here in a sloping forest in Leon County, Florida.
    Cranefly Orchid
  • The cranefly orchid growing near the Florida-Georgia border. These perfectly camoflaged orchids have one of the most interesting life-cycles found among Florida's native orchids.
    Cranefly Orchid
  • I've encountered these unusual terrestrial orchids in many places along the Apalachicola River. Local terrain and locations include heavily wooded hills, steep ravines, and near creeks cutting through limestone or packed clay. American beech and magnolia trees are always in abundance, as well as the ever-present poison ivy.
    Cranefly Orchid
  • Close-up to show the detail of this delicate little flower.
    Cranefly Orchid
  • In July, long after the green spotted leaf has withered and disappeared, a small greenish-brown stem, or spike, will poke up through the forest floor encased in a leaf-like sheath, and will within a week resemble the familiar form of most North American terrestrial orchids as they are about to flower.
    Cranefly Orchid
  • The thing about this particular orchid (and several other distantly related terrestrial orchids) is that it is nearly invisible - even in front of you.
    Cranefly Orchid
  • This highly camoflaged orchid is nearly impossible to see in the wild. They blend in perfectly with their surroundings, and if the buds are hard to see because of their tiny size, the half-inch flowers reflect enough light to blend in with the dappled sunlight of the forest floor.
    Cranefly Orchid
  • As you can see in this image - the greenish brown colors match perfectly with the general background color of this North Florida forest. I had no idea they were so common until I found hundreds of winter leaves in scattered locations around the Florida Panhandle.
    Cranefly Orchid
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