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Purple swamphen, Green Cay Nature Center - Delray Beach, FL

“Auntie, look! It’s some kind of glitter bug!”
#insect #weirdness

Gulf fritillary, La Chua Trail, Paynes Prairie - Gainesville, FL

I found this shot particularly interesting because the spots on this butterfly’s wings typically appear to be a bright white. My travel companion pointed out to me that with the sun hitting the wings at this angle, you can see that they are, in fact, an iridescent silver.

Wild purslane in the grass, Lake Panasoffkee - Wildwood, Florida.

Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/500th
Focal Length: 471mm

Cattle egret riding a cracker horse, Payne’s Prairie, La Chua Trail - Gainesville, FL

Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/250th
Focal Length: 471mm

Four-spotted pennant, Orlando Wetlands - Christmas, FL

Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/500th
Focal Length: 471mm

Great egret in flight, Orlando Wetlands - Christmas, Florida

(Yes, the Orlando Wetlands are actually in Christmas, right down the street from Fort Christmas. But it is run by the City of Orlando. Weird, right?)

Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/2000th
Focal Length: 345mm