Photo Entry - Loxahatchee Wildlife Reserve

Unlike most other places, Florida has abundant of wildlife living in the state. I see strange ducks, herons and other water birds hangout in my apartment parking lot every morning. Also unlike other states where wildlife reserves are usually far and apart, but assigned with a huge area, Florida has a ton of smaller but very rich wildlife reserves. Loxahatchee is one of them.


This bird stands on a stalk and stares into the water, really focused on its prey under the water surface. When chance arises, it will stretch its neck, which becomes about 2 times longer than its body length, towards the prey. But it won't always succeed, so the neck goes back and forth. I stood there and watched his piston neck for about 1o min before I moved on.

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Pileated Woodpecker, the largest of the kind in North America. Everyone who saw this guy working away asked about the same question," How do they not get headache?!" Well, here's a short answer gathered from the mighty internet:

"Thick muscles, sponge-like bones, and a third eyelid keep bird brains intact."







Can you spot the owl?


Florida's famous cybress forest


"Are you talking to me?"


I wonder how it feels to have a gigantic lens on you.