Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park is truly an amazing and beautiful place, preserving the unique dry prairie ecosystem of Florida. WHERE ARE THE BIRDS? I have a separate gallery for them now here: http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/gallery/4825033_cEHMd#286251124_ytad2 For some in depth information on the park, its ecology and history, visit the excellent web site of Tim Kozusko at: http://www.kissimmeeprairie.org/ Please join other Florida prairie lovers over on Facebook where we have started working to put together a Citizen's Support Group for the Preserve: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=72340821711 http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPrairieSunset4466CPHW2/216164039_kWNQU-Ti-3.jpg http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/gallery/3719808_X5CHj/ 2009-12-19T00:11:59Z Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Rainbow over the prairie (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#644648913_kbFNA" title="Rainbow over the prairie (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPrainbow5077HW-CLEvans/644648913_kbFNA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="64" alt="Rainbow over the prairie (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Rainbow over the prairie (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPrainbow5077HW-CLEvans/644648913_kbFNA-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Sunset on Kissimmee Prairie, Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) in the foreground.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#216164039_kWNQU" title="Sunset on Kissimmee Prairie, Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) in the foreground."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPrairieSunset4466CPHW2/216164039_kWNQU-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Sunset on Kissimmee Prairie, Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) in the foreground." title="Sunset on Kissimmee Prairie, Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) in the foreground." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPrairieSunset4466CPHW2/216164039_kWNQU-Th-3.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Bearded Grass-pink (Calopogon barbatus) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This beautiful terrestrial wild orchid is a threatened species in Florida.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#378998674_f5Yoq" title="Bearded Grass-pink (Calopogon barbatus) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This beautiful terrestrial wild orchid is a threatened species in Florida."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/BeardedGrassPink7660-HWClEvans/378998674_f5Yoq-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Bearded Grass-pink (Calopogon barbatus) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This beautiful terrestrial wild orchid is a threatened species in Florida." title="Bearded Grass-pink (Calopogon barbatus) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This beautiful terrestrial wild orchid is a threatened species in Florida." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/BeardedGrassPink7660-HWClEvans/378998674_f5Yoq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Photographer (Stan) at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#361670793_MpD8h" title="Photographer (Stan) at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/photogatKPPSPfog5176HW-CLEvans/361670793_MpD8h-Th.jpg" width="150" height="80" alt="Photographer (Stan) at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve" title="Photographer (Stan) at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/photogatKPPSPfog5176HW-CLEvans/361670793_MpD8h-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Pine Lily (Kissimmee Prairie)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#399552351_od4xe" title="Pine Lily (Kissimmee Prairie)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/PineLilyKPP9516HW-CLEvans/399552351_od4xe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Pine Lily (Kissimmee Prairie)" title="Pine Lily (Kissimmee Prairie)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/PineLilyKPP9516HW-CLEvans/399552351_od4xe-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Golden grass on the prairie (KPPSP)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#399551825_9MAme" title="Golden grass on the prairie (KPPSP)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/GoldenPrairieGrass1425HW/399551825_9MAme-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Golden grass on the prairie (KPPSP)" title="Golden grass on the prairie (KPPSP)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/GoldenPrairieGrass1425HW/399551825_9MAme-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />A pattern of bare shrubs silhouetted against evening sky reflection in water, Kissimmee Prairie.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#216163642_YgRu3" title="A pattern of bare shrubs silhouetted against evening sky reflection in water, Kissimmee Prairie."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPrairiebranchskeletons5527/216163642_YgRu3-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A pattern of bare shrubs silhouetted against evening sky reflection in water, Kissimmee Prairie." title="A pattern of bare shrubs silhouetted against evening sky reflection in water, Kissimmee Prairie." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPrairiebranchskeletons5527/216163642_YgRu3-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#295458027_Q2WH8" title="Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/FLBoxTurtle0457-HWCLEvans/295458027_Q2WH8-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/FLBoxTurtle0457-HWCLEvans/295458027_Q2WH8-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Pine Lily or Catesby's Lily (Lilium catesbaei) -- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park This is a threatened species in Florida -- look closely to see a green tree frog in the flower.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#232767177_KwKom" title="Pine Lily or Catesby's Lily (Lilium catesbaei) -- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park This is a threatened species in Florida -- look closely to see a green tree frog in the flower."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/PineLilyKPPSPfrog4591/232767177_KwKom-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pine Lily or Catesby's Lily (Lilium catesbaei) -- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park This is a threatened species in Florida -- look closely to see a green tree frog in the flower." title="Pine Lily or Catesby's Lily (Lilium catesbaei) -- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park This is a threatened species in Florida -- look closely to see a green tree frog in the flower." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/PineLilyKPPSPfrog4591/232767177_KwKom-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />A Fall Evening at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#224196478_hjZjw" title="A Fall Evening at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPEveningonthePrairie4445/224196478_hjZjw-Th-3.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="A Fall Evening at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve" title="A Fall Evening at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPEveningonthePrairie4445/224196478_hjZjw-Th-3.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Sachem (skipper) on Blazing Star (Liatris tenufolia) (KPPSP)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#404899677_QFhXm" title="Sachem (skipper) on Blazing Star (Liatris tenufolia) (KPPSP)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/LiatrisandSkipper9502HW3/404899677_QFhXm-Th.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="Sachem (skipper) on Blazing Star (Liatris tenufolia) (KPPSP)" title="Sachem (skipper) on Blazing Star (Liatris tenufolia) (KPPSP)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/LiatrisandSkipper9502HW3/404899677_QFhXm-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Ranger Jen Benson (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park) During a field trip with the Pinellas Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society in October 2008.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#443241593_BPc6B" title="Ranger Jen Benson (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park) During a field trip with the Pinellas Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society in October 2008."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/JenBensonnotebook9447HW/443241593_BPc6B-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ranger Jen Benson (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park) During a field trip with the Pinellas Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society in October 2008." title="Ranger Jen Benson (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park) During a field trip with the Pinellas Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society in October 2008." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/JenBensonnotebook9447HW/443241593_BPc6B-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Daybreak and fog (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#536805716_ifwJk" title="Daybreak and fog (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPsunrisefog2416HW2-CLEvans/536805716_ifwJk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Daybreak and fog (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Daybreak and fog (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPsunrisefog2416HW2-CLEvans/536805716_ifwJk-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Green Anole hunting from grass stalk (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#641648486_gX8xx" title="Green Anole hunting from grass stalk (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/GreenAnole5272VpanoHW-CLEvans/641648486_gX8xx-Th.jpg" width="70" height="150" alt="Green Anole hunting from grass stalk (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Green Anole hunting from grass stalk (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/GreenAnole5272VpanoHW-CLEvans/641648486_gX8xx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Green Anole hunting from grass stalk (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This is a crop from a vertical pano format -- see here: http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/37 ...</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#641657938_fJNFU" title="Green Anole hunting from grass stalk (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This is a crop from a vertical pano format -- see here: http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/37 ..."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/GreenAnole5272crop-CLEvans/641657938_fJNFU-Th.jpg" width="104" height="150" alt="Green Anole hunting from grass stalk (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This is a crop from a vertical pano format -- see here: http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/37 ..." title="Green Anole hunting from grass stalk (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This is a crop from a vertical pano format -- see here: http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/37 ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-05T22:01:48Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/GreenAnole5272crop-CLEvans/641657938_fJNFU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Mock Bishop's Weed (Ptilimnium capillaceum) with dew and webs This is the host plant for the Black Swallowtail butterfly.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#416640684_6Nqyu" title="Mock Bishop's Weed (Ptilimnium capillaceum) with dew and webs This is the host plant for the Black Swallowtail butterfly."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/MockBishopsWeedDew1388HW/416640684_6Nqyu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mock Bishop's Weed (Ptilimnium capillaceum) with dew and webs This is the host plant for the Black Swallowtail butterfly." title="Mock Bishop's Weed (Ptilimnium capillaceum) with dew and webs This is the host plant for the Black Swallowtail butterfly." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/MockBishopsWeedDew1388HW/416640684_6Nqyu-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Kissimmee Prairie Preserve near sundown. Stan is standing in the palmettos on the left taking a photo.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#251023127_4Ek5W" title="Kissimmee Prairie Preserve near sundown. Stan is standing in the palmettos on the left taking a photo."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPStanatSunset5103/251023127_4Ek5W-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="83" alt="Kissimmee Prairie Preserve near sundown. Stan is standing in the palmettos on the left taking a photo." title="Kissimmee Prairie Preserve near sundown. Stan is standing in the palmettos on the left taking a photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPStanatSunset5103/251023127_4Ek5W-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Foggy morning on the prairie (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#442159277_uB8kK" title="Foggy morning on the prairie (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPFoggyMorning6111HW-CLEvans/442159277_uB8kK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Foggy morning on the prairie (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Foggy morning on the prairie (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPFoggyMorning6111HW-CLEvans/442159277_uB8kK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />White-tailed Deer, Doe and Nursing Fawn with White-topped Sedge. (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#215276994_yvotZ" title="White-tailed Deer, Doe and Nursing Fawn with White-topped Sedge. (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/DoeFawn4895KPCrop-HWCLEvans/215276994_yvotZ-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="White-tailed Deer, Doe and Nursing Fawn with White-topped Sedge. (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="White-tailed Deer, Doe and Nursing Fawn with White-topped Sedge. (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/DoeFawn4895KPCrop-HWCLEvans/215276994_yvotZ-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Bumble Bee on Horrible Thistle (Cirsium Horridulum) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#264869495_PNYZr" title="Bumble Bee on Horrible Thistle (Cirsium Horridulum) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/HThistlewBumbleB2168-HWCLEvans/264869495_PNYZr-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Bumble Bee on Horrible Thistle (Cirsium Horridulum) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Bumble Bee on Horrible Thistle (Cirsium Horridulum) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/HThistlewBumbleB2168-HWCLEvans/264869495_PNYZr-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Park Service Specialist, Jen Benson graciously allowed me to take her picture as she was taking a break after a controlled burn at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. Thanks, Jen!</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#218735389_SGPK9" title="Park Service Specialist, Jen Benson graciously allowed me to take her picture as she was taking a break after a controlled burn at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. Thanks, Jen!"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPJenfiregear4348-HWCLEvans/218735389_SGPK9-Th-2.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="Park Service Specialist, Jen Benson graciously allowed me to take her picture as she was taking a break after a controlled burn at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. Thanks, Jen!" title="Park Service Specialist, Jen Benson graciously allowed me to take her picture as she was taking a break after a controlled burn at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. Thanks, Jen!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPJenfiregear4348-HWCLEvans/218735389_SGPK9-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Mock Bishop's Weed, spider webs</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#417142408_ar9KY" title="Mock Bishop's Weed, spider webs"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/mockbishopweedweb1390HW/417142408_ar9KY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mock Bishop's Weed, spider webs" title="Mock Bishop's Weed, spider webs" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/mockbishopweedweb1390HW/417142408_ar9KY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Goldenrod (Euthamia caroliniana and Solidago spp.) blooming at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#251022987_Ckswm" title="Goldenrod (Euthamia caroliniana and Solidago spp.) blooming at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPrairieGoldenrod4353/251022987_Ckswm-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Goldenrod (Euthamia caroliniana and Solidago spp.) blooming at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park" title="Goldenrod (Euthamia caroliniana and Solidago spp.) blooming at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPrairieGoldenrod4353/251022987_Ckswm-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Morning Dew on Winter Branches (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#243752726_Yi7Yc" title="Morning Dew on Winter Branches (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPbrancheswDew6117HW-CLEvans/243752726_Yi7Yc-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Morning Dew on Winter Branches (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Morning Dew on Winter Branches (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPbrancheswDew6117HW-CLEvans/243752726_Yi7Yc-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Eastern Cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) (Kissimmee Prairie)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#291152213_z8e4Q" title="Eastern Cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) (Kissimmee Prairie)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/EastrnCottontail2565-HWCLEvans/291152213_z8e4Q-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Eastern Cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) (Kissimmee Prairie)" title="Eastern Cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) (Kissimmee Prairie)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/EastrnCottontail2565-HWCLEvans/291152213_z8e4Q-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Goldenrod flower gone to seed (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#343983792_SLnDo" title="Goldenrod flower gone to seed (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/GoldenrodtoSeed5070HW1-CLEvans/343983792_SLnDo-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Goldenrod flower gone to seed (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Goldenrod flower gone to seed (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/GoldenrodtoSeed5070HW1-CLEvans/343983792_SLnDo-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Morning dew-covered web of a Banded Garden Orbweaver (Argiope trifasciata) at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#227026177_oqBft" title="Morning dew-covered web of a Banded Garden Orbweaver (Argiope trifasciata) at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPspiderweb4480-HWCLEvans/227026177_oqBft-Th-2.jpg" width="122" height="150" alt="Morning dew-covered web of a Banded Garden Orbweaver (Argiope trifasciata) at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve" title="Morning dew-covered web of a Banded Garden Orbweaver (Argiope trifasciata) at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPspiderweb4480-HWCLEvans/227026177_oqBft-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Blooming Flat-topped Goldenrod (Euthamia caroliniana) and Sabal Palms at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#219863256_9BGDV" title="Blooming Flat-topped Goldenrod (Euthamia caroliniana) and Sabal Palms at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KissimmeePrairiePSSP419HW/219863256_9BGDV-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Blooming Flat-topped Goldenrod (Euthamia caroliniana) and Sabal Palms at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park" title="Blooming Flat-topped Goldenrod (Euthamia caroliniana) and Sabal Palms at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KissimmeePrairiePSSP419HW/219863256_9BGDV-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />White-tail buck amidst wildflowers (Liatris, Goldenrods) and palmettos on Kissimmee Prairie.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#216159893_pT3K7" title="White-tail buck amidst wildflowers (Liatris, Goldenrods) and palmettos on Kissimmee Prairie."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPrairieWTBuck5511-HWCLEvans/216159893_pT3K7-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="White-tail buck amidst wildflowers (Liatris, Goldenrods) and palmettos on Kissimmee Prairie." title="White-tail buck amidst wildflowers (Liatris, Goldenrods) and palmettos on Kissimmee Prairie." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPrairieWTBuck5511-HWCLEvans/216159893_pT3K7-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Clouds at sunset on Kissimmee Prairie</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#256608959_sE7Sy" title="Clouds at sunset on Kissimmee Prairie"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPsunsetsilo5115HW1-CLEvans/256608959_sE7Sy-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="79" alt="Clouds at sunset on Kissimmee Prairie" title="Clouds at sunset on Kissimmee Prairie" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPsunsetsilo5115HW1-CLEvans/256608959_sE7Sy-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) (Kissimmee Prairie)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#220824310_H6haJ" title="Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) (Kissimmee Prairie)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/BushyBluestemKPPSP441HW/220824310_H6haJ-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) (Kissimmee Prairie)" title="Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) (Kissimmee Prairie)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/BushyBluestemKPPSP441HW/220824310_H6haJ-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Jeff Lachar, a volunteer at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve SP, was photographed at his camp site holding one of his hand carved walking sticks.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#219831864_rK8qX" title="Jeff Lachar, a volunteer at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve SP, was photographed at his camp site holding one of his hand carved walking sticks."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/JeffWalkingStickKPPSP486HW/219831864_rK8qX-Th-2.jpg" width="108" height="150" alt="Jeff Lachar, a volunteer at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve SP, was photographed at his camp site holding one of his hand carved walking sticks." title="Jeff Lachar, a volunteer at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve SP, was photographed at his camp site holding one of his hand carved walking sticks." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/JeffWalkingStickKPPSP486HW/219831864_rK8qX-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Kissimmee Prairie Preserve/Rainbow</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#232082673_huLYY" title="Kissimmee Prairie Preserve/Rainbow"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPprairiewrainbow4391/232082673_huLYY-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="Kissimmee Prairie Preserve/Rainbow" title="Kissimmee Prairie Preserve/Rainbow" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPprairiewrainbow4391/232082673_huLYY-Th-3.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />A Queen Butterfly nectaring on Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#238369624_XP8V8" title="A Queen Butterfly nectaring on Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/QueenGoldenrodKP4951HW-CLEvans/238369624_XP8V8-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="A Queen Butterfly nectaring on Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="A Queen Butterfly nectaring on Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/QueenGoldenrodKP4951HW-CLEvans/238369624_XP8V8-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Old Florida Cracker house at sunset (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This wooden building is an original Cracker house on a ranch that borders the entrance to Kissimmee Prairie Preserve. The ti ...</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#238591044_UbftZ" title="Old Florida Cracker house at sunset (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This wooden building is an original Cracker house on a ranch that borders the entrance to Kissimmee Prairie Preserve. The ti ..."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/CrackerHouseKP5121AHW-CLEvans/238591044_UbftZ-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="80" alt="Old Florida Cracker house at sunset (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This wooden building is an original Cracker house on a ranch that borders the entrance to Kissimmee Prairie Preserve. The ti ..." title="Old Florida Cracker house at sunset (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) This wooden building is an original Cracker house on a ranch that borders the entrance to Kissimmee Prairie Preserve. The ti ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/CrackerHouseKP5121AHW-CLEvans/238591044_UbftZ-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Sundown at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#275316896_CMGcN" title="Sundown at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSundown6981HW2-CLEvans/275316896_CMGcN-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sundown at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve" title="Sundown at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSundown6981HW2-CLEvans/275316896_CMGcN-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Eight point buck at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#239165917_JtyPD" title="Eight point buck at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPrairieBuck4920HW2-CLEvans/239165917_JtyPD-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="Eight point buck at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve." title="Eight point buck at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPrairieBuck4920HW2-CLEvans/239165917_JtyPD-Th-3.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Dewy Branches horizontal (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#246025024_hm2d7" title="Dewy Branches horizontal (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPdewybranches6118/246025024_hm2d7-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Dewy Branches horizontal (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Dewy Branches horizontal (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPdewybranches6118/246025024_hm2d7-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Dewy Branches vertical (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#246024984_gK5Xg" title="Dewy Branches vertical (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPvDewyBranches6120/246024984_gK5Xg-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Dewy Branches vertical (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Dewy Branches vertical (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPvDewyBranches6120/246024984_gK5Xg-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Horrible Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) with a variety of nectaring Hymenoptera species (Kissimmee Prairie)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#265356833_ow6Hz" title="Horrible Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) with a variety of nectaring Hymenoptera species (Kissimmee Prairie)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/HThistlewBeesTop7092-HWCLEvans/265356833_ow6Hz-Th-2.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="Horrible Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) with a variety of nectaring Hymenoptera species (Kissimmee Prairie)" title="Horrible Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) with a variety of nectaring Hymenoptera species (Kissimmee Prairie)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/HThistlewBeesTop7092-HWCLEvans/265356833_ow6Hz-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Morning Dew (Kissimmee Prairie)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#266149361_mfo6x" title="Morning Dew (Kissimmee Prairie)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/dewdrops6113-HWclevans/266149361_mfo6x-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Morning Dew (Kissimmee Prairie)" title="Morning Dew (Kissimmee Prairie)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/dewdrops6113-HWclevans/266149361_mfo6x-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Wiregrass at sunset (Kissimmee Prairie)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#266150108_tyMV2" title="Wiregrass at sunset (Kissimmee Prairie)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/wiregrass6942-HWCLEvans/266150108_tyMV2-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Wiregrass at sunset (Kissimmee Prairie)" title="Wiregrass at sunset (Kissimmee Prairie)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/wiregrass6942-HWCLEvans/266150108_tyMV2-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Pine Lily or Catesby's Lily (Lilium catesbaei) -- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park This is a threatened species in Florida -- look closely to see a green tree frog in the flower.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#213376194_gwrT5" title="Pine Lily or Catesby's Lily (Lilium catesbaei) -- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park This is a threatened species in Florida -- look closely to see a green tree frog in the flower."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/CatesbyLilyfrog4597-HWCLEvans/213376194_gwrT5-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Pine Lily or Catesby's Lily (Lilium catesbaei) -- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park This is a threatened species in Florida -- look closely to see a green tree frog in the flower." title="Pine Lily or Catesby's Lily (Lilium catesbaei) -- Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park This is a threatened species in Florida -- look closely to see a green tree frog in the flower." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/CatesbyLilyfrog4597-HWCLEvans/213376194_gwrT5-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Palamedes Butterfly, skippers, and halictid bees on Horrible Thistle (Cirsium Horridulum) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) It is obvious that nectaring insects do not find this thistle horrible ...</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#264869539_FgSmS" title="Palamedes Butterfly, skippers, and halictid bees on Horrible Thistle (Cirsium Horridulum) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) It is obvious that nectaring insects do not find this thistle horrible ..."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/PalamedesEtcThistle2189/264869539_FgSmS-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Palamedes Butterfly, skippers, and halictid bees on Horrible Thistle (Cirsium Horridulum) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) It is obvious that nectaring insects do not find this thistle horrible ..." title="Palamedes Butterfly, skippers, and halictid bees on Horrible Thistle (Cirsium Horridulum) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) It is obvious that nectaring insects do not find this thistle horrible ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/PalamedesEtcThistle2189/264869539_FgSmS-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Dew-covered spider web attached to Liatris gracilis (Blazing Star) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#213373145_THtDR" title="Dew-covered spider web attached to Liatris gracilis (Blazing Star) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/Liatris-WebKP4510-HWCLEvans/213373145_THtDR-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="Dew-covered spider web attached to Liatris gracilis (Blazing Star) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park)" title="Dew-covered spider web attached to Liatris gracilis (Blazing Star) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/Liatris-WebKP4510-HWCLEvans/213373145_THtDR-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Volunteer Jeff Lachar at his camp site with one of his hand-carved walking sticks.</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#229176728_LWzkk" title="Volunteer Jeff Lachar at his camp site with one of his hand-carved walking sticks."><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPVolunteerJeff4868/229176728_LWzkk-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Volunteer Jeff Lachar at his camp site with one of his hand-carved walking sticks." title="Volunteer Jeff Lachar at his camp site with one of his hand-carved walking sticks." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPVolunteerJeff4868/229176728_LWzkk-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Spider Web with Dew Drops (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#246025062_YUc66" title="Spider Web with Dew Drops (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPSpiderWeb6115-HWCLEvans/246025062_YUc66-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Spider Web with Dew Drops (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Spider Web with Dew Drops (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPSpiderWeb6115-HWCLEvans/246025062_YUc66-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Evening Silhouette (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) (Also have this scene as a horizontal)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#237363952_JB6dJ" title="Evening Silhouette (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) (Also have this scene as a horizontal)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPSilhouette5266-HWCLEvans/237363952_JB6dJ-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Evening Silhouette (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) (Also have this scene as a horizontal)" title="Evening Silhouette (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) (Also have this scene as a horizontal)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-09T11:30:31Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPSilhouette5266-HWCLEvans/237363952_JB6dJ-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Two Skipper Butterflies (Delaware?) on Pickerelweed (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#663299272_5mmKw" title="Two Skipper Butterflies (Delaware?) on Pickerelweed (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/QSkipperPickerel5324CPHW/663299272_5mmKw-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="Two Skipper Butterflies (Delaware?) on Pickerelweed (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Two Skipper Butterflies (Delaware?) on Pickerelweed (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-27T14:34:07Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/QSkipperPickerel5324CPHW/663299272_5mmKw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Eastern Lubber Grasshopper Nymph, Near Adult (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#663308519_S2iAY" title="Eastern Lubber Grasshopper Nymph, Near Adult (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/EasternLubber2541HW-CLEvans/663308519_S2iAY-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Eastern Lubber Grasshopper Nymph, Near Adult (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Eastern Lubber Grasshopper Nymph, Near Adult (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-27T14:34:07Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/EasternLubber2541HW-CLEvans/663308519_S2iAY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Thread-waisted Wasp on Spanish Needles (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#663308369_spUYF" title="Thread-waisted Wasp on Spanish Needles (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/ThreadWaistWasp4993HW-CLEvans/663308369_spUYF-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Thread-waisted Wasp on Spanish Needles (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Thread-waisted Wasp on Spanish Needles (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-27T14:34:07Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/ThreadWaistWasp4993HW-CLEvans/663308369_spUYF-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Sunshower (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#700081925_eAVWZ" title="Sunshower (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPsunshower5069HW3-CLEvans/700081925_eAVWZ-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Sunshower (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Sunshower (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-01T09:18:55Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPsunshower5069HW3-CLEvans/700081925_eAVWZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Looking south on Peavine Trail (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#717669209_VqZVN" title="Looking south on Peavine Trail (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPPeavine5095HW-CLEvans/717669209_VqZVN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="94" alt="Looking south on Peavine Trail (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Looking south on Peavine Trail (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-18T11:16:39Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPPeavine5095HW-CLEvans/717669209_VqZVN-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Florida Rough Green Snake (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#744674952_woC6J" title="Florida Rough Green Snake (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/RoughGreen6038HW-CLEvans/744674952_woC6J-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Florida Rough Green Snake (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Florida Rough Green Snake (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-19T00:11:58Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/RoughGreen6038HW-CLEvans/744674952_woC6J-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com">Christina Evans (cgstudios)</a><br />Rainy sunset, on Peavine Trail (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)</p><p><a href="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/3719808_X5CHj#744674875_rFAzk" title="Rainy sunset, on Peavine Trail (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)"><img src="http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPrainysunset4807HW2/744674875_rFAzk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Rainy sunset, on Peavine Trail (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" title="Rainy sunset, on Peavine Trail (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-19T00:11:59Z Christina Evans (cgstudios) http://cgstudios.smugmug.com http://cgstudios.smugmug.com/Nature/Kissimmee-Prairie-Preserve/KPPSPrainysunset4807HW2/744674875_rFAzk-Th.jpg