Florida ~ Approved Image Thread

Watching the wildlife was hands down out favorite thing to do in Florida and nesting season was awesome! Watching these giant wood storks caring for there young chicks was incredible. From nest building to the fledglings leaving the nest, beautiful.



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When someone mentions Florida and/or Key West, this 2015 photo of vendors' carts and the fountain in Mallory Square always come to mind. (It has also sol a couple of times - which also makes me smile).

The Artemis I Moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center launch complex 39B captured in the hour before dawn. Artemis is also known as the Space Launch System. It is currently the most powerful rocket in the world.

@ Bradford, it's a good thing they decided to take it back to the garage instead of leaving it on the launch pad.

Going out to help my older neighbors clean up debris from hurricane Ian, it brought to mind the many Florida storms we've been through.

The thing that stands out is how our neighbors come together to help each other, every time.

I will never forget how, years ago, when I was a newbie in Florida, the old timers helped me face my first hurricane.





The original Juno Pier built in 1950 was destroyed in a storm and a new pier, bigger and stronger, was built in 1999.

A testament to how we rebuild.

Sad to hear that Sanibel and Captiva took on a lot of damage from the hurricane, beautiful places.

Here I am along with a friend spending a wonderful afternoon with the amazing fellow FAA artist , Charles Peck.

We are standing in front of one of his murals that he painted in Punta Gorda,



By the way, he is SAFE

The Florida tourists don't see.

Seashells - based on a photo from Sanibel Island, FL

"Osprey Watchers" by Patti Deters. An Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) family watches and waits for dinner to be delivered. Photographed in the Florida Everglades National Park. Please enjoy more of my (birds, outdoors, wildlife, travel) images at patti-deters.pixels.com.

I could re-title this "Waiting and watching for Ian"

"Miami Marina Maze" by Patti Deters. This photographed was taken from aboard a cruise ship in the Miami harbor near Tampa Bay. The height of the cruise ship gives a unique perspective to the many boats parked in the slips in this marina in this vertical crop scene. I also really like the teal green color of the water. Please enjoy more of my (landscape, transportation, travel) images at patti-deters.pixels.com.

Surfside on Amelia Island in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

We had breakfast every morning in the upstairs of this restaurant, on a balcony facing the ocean. We ate as the sun came up then walked the beach for about an hour before starting our day.

This restaurant and beach side bar is popular with tourists and locals alike. There are two stories of inside dining and outside dining on the second floor of the restaurant and around the bar at ground level between the building and the beach.

Live music at the bar is enjoyed in the evenings from sunset until late in the evening.

This is a daytime view, further up the beach, of the Surfside building where we had breakfast every morning at sunrise.

What a horrible, destructive storm.

I could post 90% of my portfolio here

I've had many a pleasant experience, in Florida, doing shows all around the state.

Here are 3 in those early days, peddling my vulture art.



Top Image:........A makeshift, set up display at the "Buzzard Festival", Goodland, Marco Island

Middle Image:... A display on the steps of the Vizcaya Museum, Miami

Bottom Image:...A display at a show on the Ringling Museum Grounds, Sarasota

A doorway "fruit fan" in St. Augustine. According to lore, the pineapple is a sign of welcome and the apples are signs of love and seuality.

It such a beautiful part of the planet. Beautiful photography shows the eyewitness to what we are referring to.
But always have a question what causes these devastating hurricane over and over again in particular way in a particular are in the planet.

"PK Man" is causing this Phenomena of devastation ??????

Sweet Water Strand in the Big Cypress National Preserve. About 20 miles east of Naples and just east of Clyde Butcher's old place. He has a double wide prefab there as an art gallery.

His new(er) place (home/lab/gallery) is in Naples. Hope everything is okay there

Everglades National Park. Probably looks different now. Will check this weekend

Fort Island Trail Beach in Crystal River Florida.

Very sad, having lived through a cat. 5 hurricane (Andrew 1992) I really feel for those people who have become victims of hurricane Ian, we were in it's path for landfall at one point and were spared this time around.

Very surreal feeling as I post this because I still am experiencing the TS wind gusts of this storm even though we were spared from it's worst.

The Milky Way in all it's splendor at Big Cypress Swamp in the Florida Everglades:

A yacht cruises under a rising full moon off Ft. Lauderdale Beach:

A sand dune and seaoat lined path down to this beautiful Florida beach that we get to enjoy every day. Except for the 2 most unfavorable aspects of the Sunshine State ... the heat and hurricanes ... Florida is still one of the best places to live, imo. Wouldn't live anywhere else.

In addition to our many gorgeous beaches, Florida is home to an abundance of beautiful birds and fauna, like this elegant Great Egret.

The sun begins to set on the horizon over the gulf of Mexico as seen from Hurricane Charleys in Punta Gorda Florida.

The pier at Fort Myers beach in Florida.

Was sad to discover the extent of damage to Sanibel and Captiva islands- my family and I have taken a few trips out there and have many good memories.



Photo turned into a photo painting - The sea oats sway with the ocean breeze as the Sanibel Island Lighthouse towers above the sandy shore.

Late afternoon in the Everglades at Loxahatchee National Park and
Wildlife Refuge in South Florida. The pink Roseatte Spoonbills stand out among the trees and branches. Dappled sunlight plays on the moss filled waterway while a Great Blue Heron stands along the riverbank. A calm and beautiful day at the Refuge.

This is a sunset on the Gulf of Mexico in Naples, Florida a few years ago. Naples was hit hard by the storm surge from Ian.

Skyline of downtown Orlando, Florida, seen at sunset from lake Eola - ink and watercolor

Downtown Naples .. beautiful memories with my daughter there

Late afternoon at the beach in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The sun was about to set and the orange sky was glowing. The palm trees tinged with orange stood out from the sky and sandy beach. Boats on the shore and distant ocean water added interest to the scene. The sailboats and beach loungers added lots of color and shapes to the scene.

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The first time I ever saw a Roseate Spoonbill was during COVID, winter of 2020. I don't think I had ever even seen a picture of one. I was giddy with excitement at my first sighting of about 30 which isn't very common I would find out. So excited I never got to many good shots. I was in love and it was my mission from there on out to find them
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My next sighting was probably the following Spring on the now isolated and hurricane torn Sanibel Island at the Ding Darling Nature Preserve. They are there but sightings not real common and the staff at DD said they hadn't been seen in weeks. Walking down a road next to a heavily vegetated canal I caught a glimpse of pink through the bushes. There they were, a group of about 5 standing in the morning sun in the shallow water. I had to stand on a steep, slippery slope on my tippy toes in flip flops just to get a glimpse of them. Jewel was maybe a teenager as you can tell by her somewhat feathered head. She was standing gracefully scooping up water in her oddly shaped flat spoonbill.

A Bottlenose Dolphin leaping in the ocean surf. This is from the Cocoa beach, Florida area.

I took this photo in Fort Myers right after Tropical Storm Debby came through in 2012. We were staying in St Pete Beach and Tropical Storm Debby decided to stick around for days in the gulf through all but one day of our vacation. We watched a funnel cloud drop down over the ocean as it made its way to St Petersburg and touched down as an EF0 (I of course didn't have my camera handy at the time as it happened fast). On our last full vacation day, we drove down to Fort Myers and Sanibel Island. The rain had finally stopped and the sun peaked through the clouds right at sunset making it just beautiful. My heart breaks for those in Florida.

This is the Naples FL Pier at sunset - this Pelican kept dive bombing into the water fishing for dinner I'd guess.

The RCL cruise ship Mariner of The Seas seen at night. The ship is approaching the dock at Port Canaveral Terminal One.

As dawn breaks upon the shore of Hutchinson Island, FL, three seabirds ride the wind flying past Gilbert’s Bar House of Refuge. Gilbert’s Bar House of Refuge was built in 1876 and is the last surviving house of refuge of 10 originally built all along Florida’s coast to aid shipwreck victims. The sandy shore ripples as the ocean waves crash upon the rocky outcrops of craggy limestone. The currents of sea and sky awaken in the morning light.

You can't think about the Everglades without alligators coming to mind :) The apex predator of the Florida Everglades and the official mascot of the University of Florida:

Palm Tree Triptych: Palm Tree is a watercolor painting in triptych form of palm trees with red tones. The middle panel is a mirrored image. From a photograph taken in Sanibel, Florida. I love the curved shape of the leaves and the soft tones. Florida has twelve species of palm trees. I spent week on Sanibel Island just enjoying nature.

another one of the Big Cypress National Preserve

This particular location is about an hour south east of Ft. Meyers

The green of the lilly pads are striking as they float in the river with a beautiful sunset over the Everglades at Loxahatchee National Park in Florida. The tall grasses and reeds poke up among the lilies and can be seen receding across the river to the setting sun. The violet sky reflects in the water against the greens of the lilly pads and the setting sun turns the riverbank in the distance to a blaze of gold and orange.

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Enjoying the view while looking for dinner, this lone Great Blue Heron stalks the shallows of a mangrove-lined Florida backwater canal on a warm autumn evening.

A bronze statue of a manatee and her calf are on prominent display along the waterfront park in downtown Bradenton, Florida. The Pier 22 restaurant and the boat-filled marina can be seen in the distance.

Found this beauty at Bunche Beach Preserve.

This 718-acre facility is a natural tidal wetlands area that is located on San Carlos Bay.

It's in Fort Myers, not far from the Sanibel Causeway that is now in ruins.

Today there is nothing left of the Fort Myers Beach fishing pier except for the piers. The structures, railings, planks, etc - all gone due to storm surge.

Sanibel Island is basically a sand bar only a few feet above sea level. The islanders kept the place very natural with lots of vegetation hoping that the roots of the trees and plants could hold the place together, but nothing could stop a 12-foot wall of storm surge water.

This is a few years ago on the beach on Sanibel Island. I hope they can recover from the damage, it's a beautiful place.

The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse is on the southern tip of Gasparilla Island (located in Gasparilla Island State Park), and marked the Boca Grande Pass entrance to Charlotte Harbor.

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Sprint a month in Florida last winter....a lot of it at Cape Canaveral, but also up south of Jacksonville. Loved the coastline near Flagler Beach where there are some unusual rock structures. Caught these tiny birds.

More rocks near Flagler.

Punta Gorda was devastated by Charlie a number of years ago and not impacted by Ian.

There's more to Florida than beaches. Downtown Pensacola has many great restaurants and shops. There's even a small town theatre where they host concerts and church services. The Rex Theatre has a unique art deco facade.

The Florida Panther

KEY WEST

A baby alligator rests warily on the back of a larger gator. The hatchlings are striped.

I took this sunset photo with silhouette of Palm Trees from St Pete Beach Florida during tropical storm Debby. It was one of the roughest days of the storm. I noticed the clouds were starting to slightly break in the evening and the wind calmed down so I grabbed my camera and went out to capture it just as the sun peaked through the clouds briefly. I took this from our hotel.

The end of the road is at mile marker 0 in Key West. The most Southern City in the United States. Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent, at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. The island is about 90 miles (140 km) from Cuba.

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The Milky Way over Chokoloskee Bay at Everglades City. This is just a few minutes from Big Cypress Swamp which is one of the best places in the state to view the night sky.

Great Blue Heron Family (Ardea herodias), Venice, Florida. Image scanned from a slide.

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Just your typical day at the beach here in Fort Lauderdale!

Waking Up In the Everglades



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Boardwalk through the marsh in Florida



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A boardwalk and sea oat lined path down to the Gulf of Mexico to watch a beautiful Florida sunset.

When in Florida, fishing is on many angler's list of leisure activities. This fella was on the water early trying for that big one.

Vibrant colors of Miami Beach



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The Guitar Hotel at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood:

This image is of Bok Tower in Bok Tower Florida. Bok Tower Gardens, where the tower is, is one of the top wedding venues for Central Floridians, and the place where Christina and I were wed.

This image was taken at Lettuce Lake Park, which is one of the largest and popular nature reserves in the Hillsborough County area.

Water tower at Pensacola Beach

Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida (located on the Sanibel Island, ravaged recently by Cyclone Ian). Scanned from a slide. (ca. 2000).

Yellow-crowned Night Heron versus Blue Crab in a swamp at the Refuge.
The confrontation between the heron and the crab lasted for many, exhilarating, agonizing minutes. Every time the heron tried to grab the crab, the latter fought back valiantly, as in this picture. Eventually, the heron simply gave up and walked away, still hungry! Yay for the crab!
Note: The swamp water is naturally blackish due to tannic acid leaching out of the mangrove tree roots at the Refuge.



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Springtime in Florida is the time for the azaleas to make a showy appearance. This azalea lined drive is one of my favorite spots to photograph in the spring. The profusion of flowers and colors brings me back year after year to capture this fleeting moment of nature's finest.

Fun and whimsy on the Florida Gulf coast. A row of brightly colored vintage porcelain plates act as a border for this little summer garden in front of a white picket fence. Orange, yellow, red and purple nasturtiums, snapdragons and petunias line the sidewalk with their cheerful colors and fragrant aroma.

A lone Man o' War on Ft. Lauderdale Beach. I threw it back and gave it a second chance :)

No Florida images to add but some great shots here, hope all FAA members in the area who were affected by the hurricane are safe

Wow Mark, that is gorgeous!!

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Sorry, haven't done this in a long time and forget how to post a picture in a discussion.

Hi Arlene,

Go to your image page, look at right hand column for "Embed", then copy that link and paste it here for the image. I hope this helps.

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The Don Cesar



This is The Don CeSar Beach Resort & Spa painted with watercolor & pen ink in an impressionism style. The famous pink oceanfront landmark has a colorful history.

Located in St. Pete Beach Florida, the "Pink Lady" opened in the 1920s & was a favorite hotel for the rich & famous. The beautiful architecture has arched openings & red clay tile roofs with towers.

In WWII the US Army purchased the hotel for use as a military hospital & later used it as office space.

By 1969 the building had been abandoned, yet area residents opposed the plan to raze the graffiti-covered hotel. It was re-purchased & major renovations were done. It’s now a luxury resort, popular for vacations & special events.

Such a lovely local landmark.

A footprint on the shoreline of Florida, black and white:

I've visited Sanibel Island many times as well as AirBnBed condos at Bowman Beach. Now cut off from the mainland for at least the next two years.

This fishing village on the way to Pine Island - wiped off the map by Hurricane Ian.

A colorful scene from the artist community of Matlacha Island, Florida.

After Hurricane Ian, the old idea that one could build a one-story house in the sand dune is gone. This former house in Bonita Beach is most likely washed into history from the 12-foot storm surge.

Thistle Lodge Casa Ybel Resort



This watercolor painting captures the Casa Ybel Resort on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Rev. George Barnes built the two-story wood slat home in the late 1800s. His goal was a quiet holiday cottage, but it grew into a 30-room inn, making it one of the first beach resorts on Sanibel.

When his daughter married, he built the newlyweds a beautiful mansion on the inn grounds. The historic home is now the Thistle Lodge Restaurant.

The Milky Way at Big Cypress Swamp about 90 minutes before sunrise. Big Cypress is an official Dark Sky Place which is a designation given out by the International Dark Sky Association:

Leaving Miami Seaport and heading out to Sea. Small boats were coming home for the evening and seagulls were hoping for a meal as the ship went through the inlet. People in the tall buildings waved from balconies overlooking the water as the cruise ship passed by. There was a spectacular Florida sunset sky reflecting on the windows, buildings and water.

At the shore in beautiful South Palm Beach, Florida. Pretty blue balloons with nasty stinging tentacles washed up on South Florida's beaches, with the arrival of Portuguese man-of-war season. Lifeguard stands across the region were flying purple sea pest flags, as ocean winds blew these unwelcome visitors toward shore.

Beachfront vacation home above white sand dunes and sun chairs in Destin, Florida.

Vivid neon colors of the Tropic Cinema theater marquee lit up at night in Key West, Florida, USA.

Hollywood Beach

Northern tip of Anna Maria Island

It’s a few minutes past 7:00 am on a beautiful autumn morning here at the Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach, Florida. This historic local landmark and the general area surrounding Bridge Street is a much frequented destination for tourists and locals alike.

Looking north along the sandy coastline of the beautiful, palm tree lined Gulf coast on a bright November day full of sunshine and blue skies.

This is Fins and Sharky's at the Venice Fishing Pier - we endured a Category 4 with the edge of the eye of hurricane Ian in Venice, Florida, and we are ok!! Fins, Sharky's and the pier are all intact. Downtown intact with some damage. Thousands of trees down in our town. Will take a long time to clean up, but the city is coming together to recover. My house is ok, but we were without power 5 days and internet 7 days. Finally got internet back today and I have missed FAA!

The Venice Fishing Pier is stronger than ever after hurricane Ian! It was damaged years ago from a previous storm so it was built stronger and taller.

Power back on after a full week without.



Venice is still here, wounded but not out.

So much worse to our south.

The green of the lilly pads are striking as they float in the river with a beautiful sunset over the Everglades at Loxahatchee National Park in Florida. The tall grasses and reeds poke up among the lilies and can be seen receding across the river to the setting sun. The violet sky reflects in the water against the greens of the lilly pads and the setting sun turns the riverbank in the distance to a blaze of gold and orange.

The dolphin leapt out of the water in a beautiful arc among the sparkling reflections of the sun on the water. It probably took me 30 shots to time his jump in Ft. Meyers, Florida.

Naples Pier

A better day on one of the Sanibel Causeway islands

A stilt house on Biscayne Bay. Cormorants roost on the roof. One of the seven remaining stilt houses there.

A manatee comes up for a breath of air.

View of the subtly lit classic vintage 1920s lobby at the Biltmore hotel in Coral Gables, south Florida, just outside of Miami.

A beautiful fresh-water lake along County Road 30-A of the western Florida Panhandle. The Gulf of Mexico and the beautiful Emerald Coastl lies on the other side of the dunes and this lake flows out into the gulf. They call it Western Lake in Grayton Beach State Park.

The beautiful city of Miami is awash in color and bright light. The buildings and reflections can be seen for miles sparkling in the sun.

While walking along the stream on a sunny Florida dayI followed the Iguana until I could capture the right pose. I stayed out of sight behind parked cars. He finally turned his head toward me and I took the shot. While following him, I saw the beautiful White Ibis and took some shots. I managed to edit out the cars in the way and put these beautiful creatures together. Iggy and Ibis. A Florida delight

The Dragon Point Dragon. Destroyed by storms with jst bits of green concrete scattered at the site now. Local residents want a new dragon.

Cocoa Beach Pier. One of the most photographed places in that town.

South Florida is home of the American crocodile and the only place on the planet where alligators and crocodiles live side by side

Green Heron, Corkscrew Swamp, Florida

I love to get up early in the morning while visiting the beach to capture the sunrise. While staying in Navarre Beach, Florida one of the mornings I got up early and went to Gulf Island National Seashore between Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach. It was such a quiet and peaceful morning with no one around. Here's one of those gold hour sunrise photos I captured through some sea oats.

photo taken at Fairchild gardens in Miami
, This crocodile meandered out of Fairchild and into a public beach and was captured,,,I hope its still smile'n

Fort Myers Beach fishing pier BEFORE hurricane IAN.

This area of downtown Venice Florida is intact after Hurricane Ian! :-) But there are thousands of trees down, some buildings damaged.

The theater in downtown Venice was destroyed in Hurricane Ian.

A colorful sidewalk scene in the Florida Panhandle

The Anhinga bird sits atop a pole and watches the river and expansive sky in the Florida Everglades. The late evening sky and clouds are reflected in the river in purple and blues. The foliage along the riverbank stretches into the distance.

This is a path along the intracoastal waterway in Palm Beach, South Florida looking North towards the Flagler Museum. It is a beautiful place to take a walk. Across the water you can see the buildings in the distance and bridge across the waterway.

My first Osprey photographed

The Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse is great place to watch a full moon rising.

The small village of Seaside. in the western Florida Panhandle

My favorite photo I have taken at Navarre Beach, Florida during magic hour sunset with a sailboat. This was taken on the Santa Rosa Side. It was such a powerful sunset and the sailboat was the perfect subject.

Sea Grape trees line a path at Blowing Rocks Beach in Jupiter, FL.

A gorgeous day on a secluded beach on Hutchinson Island, FL.

On Miramar Beach near Destin along the beautiful "Emerald Coast" of the western Florida Panhandle

Another one of my renditions of the Thistle Lodge



This watercolor & ink painting captures the Casa Ybel Resort on Sanibel Island, Florida. Rev. George Barnes built the two-story wood slat home in the late 1800s. His goal was a quiet holiday cottage, but it grew into a 30-room inn, making it one of the first beach resorts on Sanibel.

When his daughter married, he built the newlyweds a beautiful mansion on the inn grounds. The historic home is now the Thistle Lodge Restaurant.

With a lush tropical landscape and pristine oceanfront beach, it's a popular romantic wedding destination.

These trees dotted the beaches in various spots of the Florida Keys. I wanted to stop and take a few images and finally found a good pull off that let me.

Digital artwork of the Naples Pier, which I believe was badly damaged thanks to Ian.

A storm had just cleared and a magnificent rainbow appeared over the beach at Al Weeks Sr. North Shore Park in Ormond by the Sea, Florida. Near the upper corners just above the rainbow you can see the faint part of another outer rainbow. It was a calming and peaceful scene.

Fort Myers Beach, circa 2005 before it was wiped clean by Hurricane Ian.

The importance of Florida Bay for the U.S. and the rest of the planet cannot be underestimated

Wooden loungers on a sand dune in Destin, Florida.

Silhouette Glow Beach Scene Hollywood Beach Fort Lauderdale Florida Stylized Digital Art

A beautiful rainbow on a gorgeous South Florida day. The colors of the ocean, sky, sand and rainbow all came together to complete this beautiful seascape. Taken in Boca Raton, Florida.

Turtles resting on a fallen palm at Wakodahatchee wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, Many turtles make their home at the wetlands, including the Florida Red-bellied Turtle and the Peninsular Cooter.

Coral Springs Covered Bridge - watercolor ink painting. It is located in Broward County, Florida

Can't talk about Florida without mentioning Key West :)

Late afternoon at the beach in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The sun was about to set and the orange sky was glowing. The palm trees tinged with orange stood out from the sky and sandy beach. Boats on the shore and distant ocean water added interest to the scene. The sailboats and beach loungers added lots of color and shapes to the scene.

Late afternoon in the Everglades at Loxahatchee National Park and
Wildlife Refuge in South Florida. The pink Roseatte Spoonbills stand out among the trees and branches. Dappled sunlight plays on the moss filled waterway while a Great Blue Heron stands along the riverbank. A calm and beautiful day at the Refuge.

Hollywood Beach Paradise Awaits Sign Fort Lauderdale Florida Baby Blue Color Splash

Entrance and exterior of the signature tower of the grand Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, south Florida near Miami. Black and White.

The original Surfing Santas of Cocoa Beach.

An amazing full moon rising due east at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea during the Spring Equinox this past spring:

Cape Canaveral Light

A colorful scene on the Harbor Walk, at Destin in the western Panhandle, between Panama and Pensacola

Row of classic beach chairs and umbrellas on white sand in the resort town of Destin, Florida.

Follow The Gold

Longboat Pass Bridge

Tropical breeze with white sand beaches, turquoise water and palm trees.

Tropical breeze with white sand beaches, turquoise water and palm trees.

Tropical breeze with white sand beaches, turquoise water and palm trees.

Clearwater, Florida Pier 60

Key West

Florida Panther

Sand dune erosion fencing in Destin, Florida.

Grayson Beach State park along County Road 30-A in the Florida Panhandle

Beautiful Destin was spared this time, but we feel for those in other stretches of the Florida Gulf coast who were hammered by the hurricane and storm surge.

Sanibel lighthouse seeing better days.

Destin Fire Department, in the Panhandle between Panama and Pensacola

Two of Florida's apex predators actually live in the same place. The American Alligator and the American Crocodile both reside in Everglades National Park and it's the only place in the world where they coexist.

High Point Place, Fort Myers, at sunset - digital painting

The beautiful city of Miami is awash in color and bright light. The buildings and reflections can be seen for miles sparkling in the sun. This colorful image features a tall glass paned building reflecting a gorgeous Blue sky and white puffy clouds with tall palm trees in front.

The beautiful city of Miami is awash in color and bright light. The buildings and reflections can be seen for miles sparkling in the sun. This image is of a glass building made of square windows. Th reflections of the opposite side of the street makes for an interesting abstract design of shapes and colors of buildings and palm trees.

A fishing pier along the beautiful Emerald Coast of the Florida Panhandle

The fishing pier at Flagler Beach, Florida, at sunrise. The sand on the beach in most of this area is a reddish color that they say comes from the Coquina rock.

Everglades

The Bagatelle restaurant in Key west,

Tourist Boat Tarpon Springs Florida

Tarpon Springs Florida

Florida Sandhill Cranes and Alligator at the lake



American Alligator and Tricolored Heron at the lake in Floioda

Granada Bridge in Ormond Beach, Florida, in the early morning light.

Key West

Miami Beach. Was an amazing morning for photos.

Miami morning skyline

Path to the Atlantic ocean beach. Florida.

Canary grass & soft white sand patterns on St,Augustine beach. Florida beaches.

Key West

Woodstork in the Everglades

West Palm Beach

Florida Panther

Spoonbill in everglades

This lightning storm put on a show at Navarre Beach Florida.

Here's a resident bird at Harts Landing, which is near Sarasota, Florida, and there are always birds looking for a photo opportunity.

Our own fishing pier on the beach at Lake Worth, captured at sunrise on a spectacular morning when you want to scream, Hey everyone, look at the sunrise!! It was amazing.

A sunrise AND moonrise at Lauderdale by the Sea in South Florida:

An osprey was atop this post guarding its catch. The photograph was taken at Burnt Store Marina, just north of Fort Myers.

The amazing Castillo de san Marcos in St. Augustine. I was heartbroken about the recent storm. Being from Michigan I just had to watch it on the news. Can't wait to get back down there!

The gorgeous Flagler Memorial in downtown St. Augustine, which sits quite away from the water. Hopefully the storm surge didn't reach it.

Under the Juno Pier



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There are a few images of Under the Juno pier and what I have noticed in photographing various piers on both coasts, the water color is the same. Even the tones of the bridge are nearly identical.

Baby Sandhill Crane at the Circle B Bar Reserve. Read it was hit pretty hard by Ian.



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Jesus Christ Lizard, so named for it's ability to walk on water in order to escape predators. Captured in one of Florida's many wetlands



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Great White Egret taking in morning sun



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Key West

The Everglades

Hello everyone.

Thank you for joining in this thread and adding your great images.

Rebecca, thank you for running this thread. We are now closing this thread after it's 30 day run.