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PHOTOGRAPHY - ANIMAL BIRD INSECT
FLORIDA GULF COAST DOLPHIN SURFACING
The Florida Gulf Coast, USA is a place to sightsee Common Bottlenose Dolphins, also called Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (genus Tursiops). They are aquatic mammals inhabiting warm and temperate saltwater locations worldwide.
PAINTED TURTLE GROUP IN SUN
The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the most widespread native turtle of North America, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It lives in slow-moving fresh waters. These turtles have a flat-bottomed shell (plastron), with a long, oval, top shell (carapace) edged by small grooves where the large scale-like plates overlap. They are omnivores and eat algae to small water creatures. They can grow up to 10 inches (25cm) with the female larger than the male.
CAPE COD ATLANTIC RIBBED MUSSEL
The Atlantic Ribbed Mussel, (Geukensia demissa), is a marine bivalve mollusk that anchors itself to saltmarsh intertidal zones. Wildlife feed on these mussels but will make humans sick if consumed. Photographed on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA in a sheltered coastal tidepool.
BLACK SQUIRREL EATING MUSHROOM
Black squirrels are a melanistic subgroup of squirrels with black coloration on their fur. The phenomenon is believed to occur as a result of an abnormal pigment gene. It is most common in the Eastern Gray and Fox squirrels. A theory purposed, the dark feature aids in sunlight absorption for warmth in the colder climates. Photographed in New York, USA.
SQUIRREL ON THE ROCKS
A California Ground Squirrel scampers over the boulders at Rockaway Beach in Pacifica, California, USA. Pacifica is approximately seven miles south of San Francisco on the Pacific Ocean coastline. To avoid predators such as hawks they scurry and hide in rock crevices and burrows along the shoreline's steep hillsides.
GREAT BLUE HERON TAMPA BAY FLORIDA
A great blue heron stands majestically among tall sea oat grasses with its feathers ruffled slightly by the wind. The sunlight bathes the scene in a warm glow, highlighting the bird's striking plumage and the natural surroundings of Shell Key in Tampa Bay, Florida. These are wading, predatory birds that spear fish and aquatic creatures with their long-pointed beaks. They play an important role in the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem balance.
WHITE MORPH REDDISH EGRET
A White Morph Reddish Egret is a medium-sized, long-legged, long-necked heron. The adult dark morph has a grey-blue body, reddish head and neck. The rarer adult white morph has entirely white body plumage. Both have shaggy plumes, a long pointed pinkish bill with a black tip and long dark legs. In the USA they live along the Gulf Coast, especially near the mud flats. Their foraging behavior differs from other egrets in that they are active predators, running and hopping energetically in the shallows with wings spread and legs outstretched. Photographed in Fort DeSoto Park, Florida, USA.
GREAT BLUE HERON RIPPLE WATER
The gulf coast of Florida, USA is home to this Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae. They are common near the shores of open water and in wetlands. Their specialized chest feathers continuously grow and fray into a powder that helps clean off fish slime.
MAPLE TREE WILD TURKEYS
Autumn color in New England, USA is a vibrant burst or red, yellow and oranges. A trio of wild turkeys walk in and out of a maple tree, woodland undergrowth searching for things to eat.
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