Back at Sawgrass Lake Park in late August to test out Mike’s new Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9V. Part of the boardwalk to reach the two northern most bridges across the canal was burned down and taped off. It didn’t look like much of the surrounding forest had been burned though.

Dolomedes, a fishing spider, on a lilypad at the first boardwalk overlook.

I’m not sure the species, but a dragonfly with very pretty eyes on an unfurling fern.

A Florida leaf footed stink bug. We did not get sprayed.

This little blue heron was quite active. I think I got a little too close for its comfort, and it flew away soon after this picture.

Walking across the bridge from the other direction from the burned out section, this golden silk spider that had caught a dragonfly was right above us.

There were a couple of photographers with some serious equipment at the park. One asked if we’d seen the cerulean warblers that had been reported in the area. We had not. But there was a roseate spoonbill in the canal that was far better at posing than I expect a little warbler would have been.