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Posted on: August 19, 2013
Author: odysseyearth
Category: OUR FRAGILE PLANET
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A beautiful disaster. My buddy @mikelloretreptiles

A beautiful disaster. My buddy @mikelloretreptiles holds a large, invasive Argentine black and white tegu, a gorgeous animal but also an ominous new threat to our native wildlife in South Florida. I spent the morning shooting an interview with Mike, a biologist working with endangered American crocodiles. Tegus are notorious egg-eaters, and have been documented raiding the nests of American alligators which means they are probably also feasting on crocodile eggs. No bueno. This and many other important sequences will be featured in our upcoming film EVERGLADES RISING. Check out the link in my bio to watch the trailer.

The great blue heron is a natural born killer. Che

The great blue heron is a natural born killer. Check out the s-curve of its long neck, cocked and spring loaded for spearing fish. Even its tongue is designed to help the animal position and swallow slippery prey. See that little barb at the back? What you can’t see is that the tongue also bristles with tiny, hair-like spines called “papillae.” Show this predator some respect.

I like this dragonfly’s style. I had to switch f

I like this dragonfly’s style. I had to switch from video mode to grab a quick photo while shooting for our upcoming film, EVERGLADES RISING. Check out the trailer in my bio.

The Everglades can be harsh. We donated pints of b

The Everglades can be harsh. We donated pints of blood while making our new film, EVERGLADES RISING. Check out the link in my bio to watch the trailer for our new film.

Jewels of the hammock- the Florida tree snail (Lig

Jewels of the hammock- the Florida tree snail (Liguus fasciatus) come in an incredible variety of colors and patterns. Much like egrets were hunted for their plumes, so we’re these mollusks for their beautiful shells decades ago. Today they face a new threat from invasive, snail-eating flatworms from Asia. We feature these gorgeous Everglades natives in our upcoming film, EVERGLADES RISING.

We’re thrilled to unveil the trailer for our new

We’re thrilled to unveil the trailer for our new film, #EvergladesRising which will be available to stream on our website, www.OdysseyEarth.com on October 1. Please share with any Florida science teacher you know. This will be epic!

Gorgeous view near the summit of Mt. Le Conte. The

Gorgeous view near the summit of Mt. Le Conte. The third tallest summit in the Great Smokey Mountains, the view from the top alone is worth a 5 1/2 mile hike.
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Downstream from Grotto Falls, Great Smokey Mountai

Downstream from Grotto Falls, Great Smokey Mountains National Park. A hand-held, slow shutter shot seemed like a good idea. Standing still enough was the difficult part.
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I've been spending a lot of time filming in the Ev

I've been spending a lot of time filming in the Everglades lately and it has been oppressively hot. What I wouldn't give to cool off in a fresh Smokey Mountain cascade like this one.
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A fallen tree will soon become soil, thanks to the

A fallen tree will soon become soil, thanks to these bracket fungi happily doing their thing. Decomposers can be beautiful too.
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A fed bear is a dead bear. This scrawny guy was pr

A fed bear is a dead bear. This scrawny guy was pretty darn cute, but was obviously used to handouts and a little too comfortable with people. Often these “nuisance animals” are caught and euthanized, which is really unfortunate.

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40 years ago my parents found out they were having

40 years ago my parents found out they were having me while working on a nature documentary called “Smokey Mountain Magic.” Maybe that’s why I keep coming back, or maybe it’s just the stunning Mountain views.

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Thought I’d give the #evergladesphotocontest a c

Thought I’d give the #evergladesphotocontest a crack with this shot within an iconic Everglades cypress dome. This is one of my favorite “living landscapes,” lush with epiphytic plants like these blooming cardinal airplants (tillandsia fasciculata). Normally I prefer pure landscapes untouched by man’s influence, however no organism has altered the Everglades bio-region more intensely, more quickly than human beings. We’re part of this landscape too. Rather than shaping the Everglades, let’s let it shape us.
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Exciting couple of nights in the #everglades filmi

Exciting couple of nights in the #everglades filming @donnakalil and @snakeaholic doing their thing. They even took a chance on this green-thumb and let me nab one! Burmese pythons are a critical link in the food web of the ecosystems in which they are endemic of Southeast Asia but in South Florida they are wreaking havoc. The good news is there are now three less of these hungry invasives. #pythonsofinstagram #pythonhunters #odyssey_earth

About how I started to feel after a month of no ac

About how I started to feel after a month of no access to #evergladesnationalpark
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Happy Earth Day...although we shouldn’t have to

Happy Earth Day...although we shouldn’t have to set aside one day a year to celebrate our natural world. Here’s a bird’s eye view of the Kissimmee River watershed. These floodplain wetlands are the birthplace of my beloved Everglades. #odyssey_earth #everglades #earthday

Remnants of the great #maya civilization peaking t

Remnants of the great #maya civilization peaking through the jungle. Taken on a recent trip to the #chiapas region of #mexico, just across the river from #guatemala #odyssey_earth

Sunset over the mountains of Chiapas. #odyssey_ear

Sunset over the mountains of Chiapas. #odyssey_earth #landscapephotography #sunset_pics #djimavicpro2

#lacandon #maya friend @victorchambor_ enjoying th

#lacandon #maya friend @victorchambor_ enjoying the cool, clean water of a #cascada in his lush jungle property. Victor and his family still practice sustainable milpa farming techniques perfected by the countless generations of their Maya ancestors. There is a lot we can learn from them. #lacandona #sustainableliving #waterfall #odyssey_earth

Pyramid of the Magician at Uxmal. This massive #ma

Pyramid of the Magician at Uxmal. This massive #maya site in the northern #yucatan peninsula of #mexico is mind blowing. #odyssey_earth #archeology #mexico_greatshots #mayanruins

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