I borrowed my mother’s camera when I lived with her during my freshman year of college in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. To keep myself sane, I would drive to nature preserves and take photos of whatever wild life I could find.
Since then, I have become a frequent traveler of state and national parks from Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine to Florida’s Myakka River State Park and Oscar Scherer State Park.
Myakka River State Park, FL
Myakka River State Park, FL
Myakka River State Park, FL
Myakka River State Park, FL
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Oscar Scherer State Park, FL
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Steuben, ME
Steuben, ME
Steuben, ME
Eastern Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Oscar Scherer State Park, FL
Gopher Tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus
Oscar Scherer State Park, FL
Myakka River State Park, FL
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
I got asked in my most recent trip if I was a biologist.
I replied, "I'm just a girl with a camera."
Oscar Scherer State Park, FL
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
Myakka River State Park, FL
Oscar Scherer State Park, FL
Myakka River State Park, FL
North American Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Oscar Scherer State Park, FL
Northern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades
Myakka River State Park, FL
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Oscar Scherer State Park, FL
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformiss