We Finally Captured an Image Of a Bobcat…and…Feral Hogs May Be Getting More Abundant The luck of the Irish prevailed at Wildflower Preserve on St. Patrick’s Day, which is when we captured our first bonafide bobcat image. Only one […]
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Unexpected Wonders Discovered On Camera in March 2025 at Duckweed Pond Text and Photos by Bob Ihlenburg When you enter the Preserve from the parking area, or as I do from a path off Placida Road near Fiddlers Green, […]
Wildlife Cam Report 3: Watching a Large Female Alligator Protecting Her Nest & Young For about five weeks Lemon Creek Wildlflower Preserve Manager Chad Lyman and I set up a motion-sensing camera to spy on a particular alligator at one […]
Milton Pass is Filling In and Impacting Local Boating, Proving That Barrier Islands Can Change Quickly Having been to Milton Pass numerous times since the beginning of the year, I’m impressed with how quickly things are […]
Wildlife Cam Report 2: Our First Coyote ….And the Mystery Cat As I mentioned in the first wildlife camera post, the daytime sighting of a bobcat by Preserve Manager Chad Lyman started a quest to get some candid […]
We’re Looking to Capture Images of Our More Reticent Residents and Visitors Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve is certainly a special place. But wildflowers, and the birds and butterflies they attract, are just part of the allure of this reclaimed […]
Pond Cypress Planting at the Preserve
Leads to Wildlife Spotting: Juvenile Gators,
Cuban Treefrog, Softshell Turtle, and More
Enjoying Local Wildlife, LBC Members Experience a Number of Firsts While Boating, Kayaking, Fishing, and Wildlife Watching Sunday night, January 11 – watching a football game with eyes half closed. “Wake up,” my wife Sandy says. “I’m […]