Friends I met along the way

I had the pleasure of stumbling across a variety of wildlife at Paynes Prairie.  I saw the young buck on my way out and was able to get a couple of shots through the window of my car.  He couldn't have cared less that I was interrupting his lunch.  The raccoon on the other hand took one look at me and did not like what he saw.  I got another blurry shot of his rear end as he scurried away.  The cardinal was as curious about me as I was about him.   All in all it was a pleasant day "alone" in the woods.

A Florida Native

The green anole is the only anole native to the US.  The brown ones more commonly seen are illegal aliens.  I was tickled to see two greens today.  The second was obviously a male showing off.  I hope the other one was a female and she liked what she saw.

Endless sky

On the prowl

People aren't the only ones enjoying the sun in rainy Florida.

A day at the prairie.

The sun fought through long enough to warm the ground. It seems like everything was hungry for a moment in the sun, I was lucky enough to be in a lovely place when everything got to shine.
Nature's interpretation of fireworks.  These bursts of pink were everywhere on the prairie.

These two have found some summer love.