Showing posts with label Big Cypress National Preserve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big Cypress National Preserve. Show all posts

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Miscellaneous Files

Seven photographs of forest plants, open landscapes, a shoreline and a lookout tower.

Long green leaves of plants growing on a forest floor among trees.

Tall pine trees framing an open grassy clearing beneath blue sky.

Sun setting over flat grassland with trees on the horizon.

Wide grassland beneath layered storm clouds.

Blue shoreline with gentle waves and clouds near the horizon.

Metal lookout tower rising above treetops under a cloudy sky.

Metal lookout tower beyond water and shrubs.

Photos © Juan C Aguero

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Bromeliads

Four photographs of bromeliads in Florida forest, including plants on tree trunks and colorful flower spikes.

Bromeliad growing on a tree trunk in a bright forest.

Slender red bromeliad flower spike against a soft green background.

Large bromeliad attached to a tree with a red flower spike.

Close view of a green bromeliad flower bud with orange edges.

Photos © Juan C Aguero

Monday, March 17, 2014

Gator Hook Trail, Loop Road

Fourteen photographs along Gator Hook Trail and Loop Road, from open marsh and rocky paths to flooded forest and a hiker on the trail.

Information sign beside Gator Hook Trail in open grassland.

Dry grassy trail with a small tree beneath scattered clouds.

Weathered bare tree standing in grass under a blue sky.

Rocky footpath winding between small trees and dry grasses.

Young trees rising above marsh grasses beneath white clouds.

White clouds floating across a bright blue sky.

Sparse trees above a field of brown grasses.

Wooded trail with pale trunks and sparse undergrowth.

Uneven limestone path running through tall grass.

Low palms and shrubs beneath blue sky near the trail.

Shallow forest pool with fallen trunks and branches.

Forest floor covered with leaves, roots and cut tree stumps.

Sunlight shining through trees into a flooded forest.

Hiker standing among trees and undergrowth on the trail.

Photos © Juan C Aguero

Saturday, February 8, 2014

The River of Grass Corridor

Seven views of the River of Grass corridor, with marsh grasses, scattered shrubs, open water and changing skies.

Brown marsh grasses beside rippled dark water.

Close view of tall green and brown marsh grasses.

Open grassland with distant palms beneath a clouded sky.

Green shrub among brown marsh grasses beside shallow water.

Narrow water channel reflecting heavy clouds across the marsh.

Green shrubs reflected in still water beside orange marsh grasses.

Wide marsh landscape beneath a low bank of storm clouds.

Photos © Juan C Aguero

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE

Un recorrido por Big Cypress National Preserve: caminos, amanecer, árboles y aves de los humedales.

Señal de Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk en el parque

Bandera y carretera bajo un amanecer naranja

Buzón azul junto a la pequeña oficina postal de Ochopee

Camino abierto con vehículo entre árboles de Big Cypress

Árboles altos vistos desde abajo contra el cielo nublado

Lago rodeado de vegetación bajo nubes dispersas

Copas de árboles y ramas contra el cielo

Palmas bajas entre pinos y hierbas secas

Palmeras al fondo de una pradera de hierba alta

Aves blancas alimentándose entre juncos rojizos

Grupo de palmeras entre hierbas de color naranja

Photos © Juan C Aguero