Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Looking up through the mangroves into the bright sunlight, a golden orb-weaver spider and web may be seen.
One of the park's freshwater lagoons reflecting sunlight and trees lining the shore.
Broken sunlight shines through seagrape foliage and branches.
A cicada sits on the frond of a coontie plant with porterweed flowers in the foreground.
Mr Birch's home, now the Terramar Visitor Center, behind shortleaf fig, gumbo limbo and frangipani trees.
Statue of Saint Therese de Lisieux, called 'The Little Flower,' near the park entrance.
New mangrove ecosystem developed after removing invasive, non-native plant species.
Looking from the park drive south along the Intracoastal Waterway.
Park-side entrance to the pedestrian tunnel beneath State Road A1A facilitating a safe walk to the beach.
New mangrove ecosystem developed after removing invasive, non-native plant species.
