Posting a photograph of an American alligator --especially a terrible photograph-- almost seems ridiculous from a Floridian's perspective. These days, they're damn near ubiquitous with the state and its fresh water... A remarkable success/recovery story, these American alligators.
~ janson jones,
http://dusttracks.com
Old, early-digital photographs of a wood stork stalking the fishing folk of Sebastian Inlet in central Florida.
~ janson jones,
http://dusttracks.com
It's hard to *not* see brown pelicans at Sebastian Inlet in central Florida.
~ janson jones,
http://dusttracks.com
An old, rancid photograph of a young, beautiful gopher tortoise!
~ janson jones,
http://dusttracks.com
A manatee cruises in a canal connecting the Mosquito Bay and Mosquito Lagoon in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.
~ janson
The crab on the left is a speckled crab (Arenaeus cribrarius). The crab on the right is a mottled purse crab (Persephona mediterranea). Neither of these species are registering on iNaturalist. May be some classification/name changes? Not sure. For this photo, I want to tag/label via the crab on the left -- the speckled crab.
UPDATE on 29 DEC: A note from kestrel: "If it [the species] doesn't show up after you search the name in iNaturalist, click 'search external name providers' underneath and it will usually find it." Thanks again, kestrel!
~ janson jones,
http://dusttracks.com
This is the mottled purse crab, Persephona mediterranea. I can't find the species listed under iNaturlist's "What Did You See" submission field -- so I can't tag it directly. Hope to figure that out!
UPDATE ON 29 DECEMBER: Thanks, kestrel, for the info!
As of December 2011, this is the last Eastern diamondback I've seen in the wild since June of 2003. Granted, I don't hunt for Eastern diamondbacks very often (I'm usually looking for watersnakes or anoles), but still... You'd think I would've seen one between then and now. Not nearly as dense as they were when I was a kid in the 1970s.
~ janson jones,
http://dusttracks.com
