Fakahatchee finds

[flhiker]

Hi all, I had a great day in the Strand today. The water was up to 3ft. in places, which made for a much cooler day.

We also had the pleasure of finding 4 ghost flowers, a few blooming Dingy Star orchids, and some blooming Ridged Epidendrum also a nice find of a dozen plants with spiking and flowering Polystachya concreta (yellow helmet orchid).
Some pretty wild flowers and a couple critters. A shy swamp rat and tree frog


Hope you enjoy the photos

[flhiker]

Yellow helmet orchid

[mspatt]

Great shots--I stared and stared at the picture with the ferns and couldn't figure out what I was looking at until I saw this eye staring back. Thanks for treking around in the heat and humidity of Florida and sharing your wonderful finds

[PitcherASAMD]

Originally Posted by mspatt

Great shots--I stared and stared at the picture with the ferns and couldn't figure out what I was looking at until I saw this eye staring back. Thanks for treking around in the heat and humidity of Florida and sharing your wonderful finds

Hahah, I didn't notice what it was either (thought it was a swamp fern) until you pointed out that there was an eye!

Wonderful pics. Thanks for sharing!

[susiep]

Beautiful pictures, Dave. Thanks!

[Ross]

Thanks, Dave. Think I'll stay here and enjoy your trip from comfort of my computer chair

[Chubidubi]

Great shots as always

[orchidbingo]

That swamp rat is so cute peeking through the ferns.
Great pics! thanks for sharing.

Bingo

[flhiker]

Originally Posted by Ross

Thanks, Dave. Think I'll stay here and enjoy your trip from comfort of my computer chair

I don't blame you! It's hot as hell out there.

[nenella]

Thank you, Fabulous as always Dave.
I didn't see the rat at all at first either! he's very cute.