Right after sunrise in early November, Mike took this picture.

Wide apertures enable photos in lower light, but in trade for depth of field, Mike’s

cinammon fern fronds

epiphyte, Mike’s

Sleepy orange, Mike’s:

venusta orchard spider, also Mike’s:

We’ve seen turkeys several times now at Brooker Creek. These were in a yard that Mike captured while we were driving to the boardwalk.

(bullfrog?) tadpole

southern water snake I think, Mike’s using the Tamron 70-300

Armadillos are actually difficult to take pictures of because their noses are always under the needle and leaf litter.

Mike took this picture of a brilliantly colored but vicious looking festive tiger beetle, missing part of an antenna.