This blog is dedicated to the environmental well-being of our Florida coastal habitat.

This blog is
dedicated to the environmental well-being of coastal habitat.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Bruce Dayton leads Blind Pass beach and trail walk

Beach Talk

Ghost crab hole (above) and tracks (below).
(Tire tracks and shoe tracks included to confuse you!)

Muhly Grass has lavender flower spikes in the Fall.
It grows in very dry locations and is salt tolerant.

Sea Purselane
The leaves of this plant are edible!
Prickly Pear Cactus: In the Spring, it will have beautiful yellow flowers.Gopher Tortoise Hole

The spiny back orb weaver stretches his web across paths in hammocks near the shore.

Native coontie : In winter, it will produce bright red cone-like blooms.