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@innej94 monitors tortoises at a restored sandhill habitat on @archboldstation as part of her internship. For her independent research project she is studying the effects Gopher Tortoises have on the vegetation around their burrows and what happens to these tortoise gardens after a burrow is abandoned. #floridastewards #stem #portrait #keepflwild #conservation #conservationphotography #gophertortoise #herpetology
My wife is wildlife biologist who cares for a population of endangered Red-cockades Woodpeckers (RCW) in FL. Her birthday is this weekend on #earthday and I couldn't imagine a better gift than original artwork from @bourbonandbirdies . When this watercolor painting of an RCW arrived yesterday, I couldn't wait until Sunday. As you might expect, Emily loves it! #floridastewards #wildlifeart #woodpecker #conservation
I've always liked this shot of Dr. Jim Carrel monitoring burrowing spiders in black and white, but tonight I processed it in color and I like it both ways. What do you think? You can read a brakedown of my thought process on my site https://www.dustinangellphoto.com/updates/spiders-in-the-sand . . . #floridastewards #stem #biology #science #photography #conservation #conservationphotography #spider #entomology
Today I ran my first conservation photograghy workshop. We traveled on the Kissimmee river! . . . . . #keepflwild #science #conservation
@carltonward is one of my biggest inspirations in photography.  As a photographer and an environmental educator myself, I see the @fl_wildcorridor expeditions project as an amazing fusion of art, community engagement, education, and conservation. To keep the momentum of the project going, Carlton and the rest of the crew are starting some mini-expeditions. I will be at the kick-off event this Sunday! Here is a shot of Carlton at work photographing wildlife research on a conservation easement. I was fortunate enough to shadow him for a morning at Buck Island Ranch last November. . . . . #keepflwild #conservationphotography #portrait #explorer
Wishing good luck to all the field biologists monitoring the nests of wild Florida Grasshopper Sparrows this breeding season. I know it can be discouraging to work with a critically endangered bird whose numbers drop each year, but your persistence gives us all hope. This shot was taken last summer of a nestling being measured and banded. . . . . #conservationphotography #keepflwild #floridastewards #bird #conservation #fieldbiology #flgrasshoppersparrow
Sometimes something catches my attention that just amazes me. These are old fungal galls on the dead leaves of a Lyonia fruticosta. When the leaves were alive they were warped by a fungus infection. I've seen plenty of fungal galls on live leaves, which stand out because they turn the leaf pink, but I never noticed them on old dead leaves before. . . . . #therealflorida #nativeplants #keepflwild #botany
The scrub pawpaw are blooming. These large cream-colored flowers are found only in Florida. They produce tasty fruit if you can get to them before the wildlife does
It's FL Scrub-Jay nesting season again. I photographed these little ones in April 2015 while shadowing researchers as they monitored nests and banded nestlings. Of course, these hatchings were still too young for banding. PSA: Never disturb nesting birds and don't photograph active nests without supervision from the biologists licensed to work with them
gopher apple getting ready to bloom . . . #therealflorida #gophertortoise #botany #nativeplants
This scrub palmetto (Sabel etonia) is found only in Florida. Though closely related to FL's state tree, the cabbage palm, this species' trunk is burried in the sand where it is protected by fire. The scrub palmetto is so well adapted for the FL scrub's frequent and intense lightening caused wild fires (or human prescribed fires today) that it can start growing new palm fronds just days after a fire. The scrub palmetto's many berries provide food for bears, who may travel miles before depositing their seeds in scat. The plant's stringy fibers are used by the endangered FL scrub-jay to line their nests. . . . #keepflwild #nature #palm #therealflorida
@university.of.florida professor, Dr. Raoul Keith Boughton sampling a wetland in a federal conservation easement in the headwaters of the FL Everglades. Easements on ranchlands can be a win-win, protecting important wildlands while also supporting private land owners . . . #floridastewards #conservation #science #biology
Appreciating the beauty of the small things this morning on peaceful nature walk through a restored Florida sandhill habitat at @archboldstation . . . #therealflorida #keepflwild #flsandhill #nature
Today, less than 5% of Florida Scrub-Jays remain, but researchers like @beckywinds and volunteers like Linda Gette aren't giving up. An important part of saving this species is keeping good track of them. Here Becky and Linda are banding an adult jay from a site where the jay population is increasing. This is likely due to successful habitat restoration efforts, but research has just begun. #keepflwild #conservationphotography #FLScrubJay #science #habitatrestoration #volunteer #floridastewards
Florida Grasshoppers Sparrow breeding season has begun. Laat year there were so few nests of this critically endangered bird that biologists build fences around them to deter predators. @natles856 . . #keepflwild #science #stem #conservationphotography #floridastewards #floridagrasshoppersparrow #sentinallandcape
Some more shots of @katebazany
@katebazany works as a Research Intern for @archboldstation. She is helping scientists understand how Florida ranches function as ecosystems #floridastewards #science #agroecology
Thank you @merekatmanor for your work as a Florida Steward. Meredith is a research intern studying Florida Scrub-Jays at @archboldstation . Due to habitat loss, less than 10% of these Florida endemic birds are left, but Meredith's work is helping us understand their behaviors and needs, so land owners can better manage the Florida scrub habitat the jays are dependent on. #floridastewards #science #stem
Dr. Warren Abrahamson looking over the oak gall collection at @archboldstation The galls are home to wasp larvae. There are around 80 different species of these specialized wasps at this Florida scrub preserve. Unfortunately, FL scrub is the 15th most endangered ecosystem in USA. #biodiversity #scrublife #keepflwild