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Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Photos

Statue of Saint Therese de Lisieux, called 'The Little Flower,' near the park entrance. Mr Birch’s home, now the Terramar Visitor Center, behind shortleaf fig, gumbo limbo and frangipani trees. A cicada sits on the frond of a coontie plant with porterweed flowers in the foreground.
Serenity
Photo by RJ Wiley		 Birch Estate
Photo by Stormy Wescoat		 Fern Flower Fly
Photo by Stormy Wescoat
Broken sunlight shines through seagrape foliage and branches. One of the park's freshwater lagoons reflecting sunlight and trees lining the shore. Looking up through the mangroves into the bright sunlight, a golden orb-weaver spider and web may be seen.
Seagrapes under Sun
Photo by Stormy Wescoat		 Blue Sky in Brown Water
Photo by Stormy Wescoat		 Spider catching Rays
Photo by Stormy Wescoat
An open pond in the mangrove swamp with Madagascar periwinkles in the foreground. Though a lofty fig and not a banyan, this view shows the large secondary trunks this tree can form from air roots. A small brackish pond with mangrove seedlings and dead Australian pines in the background.
River
Photo by Stormy Wescoat		 Banyan Beams
Photo by Stormy Wescoat		 Pondering Pond
Photo by Stormy Wescoat
Closeup of a cicada on a coontie and blue porterweed flowers. GOften mistaken for a banyan tree, this lofty fig is the largest tree in the park, its crown measuring over 100 feet across. Closeup of a beautiful morning glory flower.
Smelling the Flowers
Photo by Stormy Wescoat		 Giant Banyan Tree
Photo by Randy Gardner		 Morning Glory
Photo by Randy Gardner
A large golden orb-weaver spider has a dragonfly caught in her web and is preparing to dine. Bright red male northern cardinal sings out in the morning, making it known who owns this territory. Beautiful yellow flowers on the prickly-pear cactus.
Spider and his dinner
Photo by Randy Gardner		 Morning Song
Photo by Bill Combs, Jr.		 Prickly Pear
Photo by Bill Combs, Jr.

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