Summer

By summer the rains have brought water levels up on the prairie and flowers are everywhere, demonstrating how Florida got its name. In the middle of the day temperatures are best described as brutal but there is a lot of animal activity in the early mornings.

In most years water is abundant in summer.

The summer rains have fueled a profusion of flowers.

Spiders are everywhere, and in the mornings dew betrays the locations of their webs.

Butterflies are everywhere as well.

In summer to early autumn the pine lily splashes red across the prairie.

There’s a whole lot of pollination going on! This “bee” is actually a type of fly.

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