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

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.

  1. Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  2. Aperture: f/5.6
  3. Exposure: 1/500th
  4. 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?)

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

Geraniums, Leu Gardens - Orlando, FL

  1. Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  2. Aperture: f/5.6
  3. Exposure: 1/500th
  4. Focal Length: 345mm

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

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

White ibis, Flamingo Gardens - Davie, FL

  1. Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  2. Aperture: f/5.6
  3. Exposure: 1/500th
  4. Focal Length: 298mm

Azaleas, Leu Gardens - Orlando, FL

  1. Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  2. Aperture: f/5.6
  3. Exposure: 1/400th
  4. Focal Length: 314mm

Cattle egret, breeding colors - Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL

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

Tropaeolum (better known as nasturtium, an edible flower), Fruit & Spice Park - Redland, FL

  1. Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  2. Aperture: f/5.6
  3. Exposure: 1/500th
  4. Focal Length: 157mm

Palm warbler, Wakodahatchee Wetlands - Delray Beach, FL

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

Northern pintail duck pairs, Blackpoint Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Titusville, FL

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

Florida red-bellied cooter, Fern Forest - Coconut Creek, FL

  1. Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  2. Aperture: f/5.6
  3. Exposure: 1/200th
  4. Focal Length: 267mm

Juvenile sharp-shinned hawk, Green Cay Nature Center - Delray Beach, FL

  1. Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  2. Aperture: f/5.6
  3. Exposure: 1/1000th
  4. Focal Length: 471mm

Six-lined race runner, Pondhawk Natural Area - Boca Raton, FL

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