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small frog (see photo of it in a Pollo Tropical sauce container, so the frog is about 2cm or less in length)

found amongst starfruit harvested from a property in Miami-Dade County. later released in Broward after it was found indoors.

the picture of it on a person's face came last but i just had to put it first because lol
(i have permission to post that photo, in case anyone is curious)

This turtle kept trying to get away from me, but it couldn't fit between the fencing and the boardwalk, and I feel kinda bad about exploiting its predicament for photo opportunities. But eventually I led it back to a place where it could get back in the water.

Seen while completing plant monitoring with Steve Woodmansee in the Hole-in-the-Donut, Restoration Area 2014 in Everglades National Park.

All of my observations from today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2024-02-10&place_id=any&preferred_place_id=127553&user_id=joemdo

More info about the Hole-in-the Donut restoration area:
https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/hidprogram.htm

iNaturalist Project for the HID:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/everglades-national-park-hole-in-the-donut-restoration

Spent a little over an hour mostly looking at two oaks with low branches, snapping pics of galls and critters on the leaves and branches. Also brought an old peach to see what I could attract.

All of my observations from today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2024-02-07&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo

This wild alligator was roaming around a suburban neighborhood which backs up to a lake and to a nature park (Flatwoods Park). He was first found in a garage and later next door before he settled in a front lawn for the night. The weather was sunny and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. This has been identified as the American alligator because of its location (geographically and habitat-wise), overlapped jaws, wide snout, and distinctive dark coloration.