Resting Bobcat
Finally got a chance to take decent photos of a bobcat yesterday. I have spent a lot of time in nature in Florida and have only seen them 3-4 times and had zero good pics. That changed yesterday. I found 3 young bobcats in a tree.
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Three bobcats in a tree, lucky me!
I think I have seen about 3 total in the wild before this sighting.
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Turtle Tuesday - This green sea turtle was very cooperative and just hung out in the moat area of Dry Tortugas National Park.
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Turtle Tuesday - This green sea turtle was very cooperative and just hung out in the moat area of Dry Tortugas National Park.
Tags: Animals Chelonia mydas Dry Tortugas National Park Florida Green sea turtle Nature Parks Reptiles and Amphibians Turtles/Tortoises
Giant Basket Star - Dry Tortugas National Park
The giant basket star, Astrophyton muricatum, is an echinoderm found in shallow parts of the tropical western Atlantic and throughout the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.[1] It is the only species in the genus Astrophyton.[2] During the day, it curls up into a tight ball shape to protect itself from predators. At night, it climbs to an elevated point to feed by extending its intricately branched feeding arms in a bowl-like shape in order to snare passing plankton and other organisms from the current.
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