Look very, very closely at this awful picture taken with a cell phone to see a pair of mating horseshoe crabs taken on the 4/17/2016 walk on a mosquito control dike at the Brevard Barrier Island Sanctuary and Education Center…
Horsing around
Tag: Barrier Island Sanctuary and Education Center
Great Gulf Fritillary
Gulf fritillary butterflies -- along with zebra longings and julias -- use native passionflower vines as their larval food and are frequently seen at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Gulf fritillary butterflies, like julias, are orange but are distinguished by…
Spring Flowers & Fruits
Flowers & fruits sprung forth on our spring field trip to the Brevard Barrier island Sanctuary and Education Center on 3/28/2015 led by Karen Schuster. Marsh beggaticks (Bidens mitis), also known as Spanish needles, burr marigold, and small fruit beggarrticks,…
Awesome agave
Florida agave and false sisal are common names for the plant pictured above, Agave decipiens. Endemic to Florida, this long-lived perennial plant is associated with coastal areas, especially shell middens. Salt and drought-tolerant, this plant reportedly grows to be up…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 