Robert C. Jadin

Winter 2002

	Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)	Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)  The anhinga is the only animal in the world with the same word used for its common, genus, and species name.

The state of Florida has had the misfortune of having many introduced species that inhabit its land. The spiny-tailed iguanas live all over the island of Boca Grande but mainly seem to be found around the beach area. People around town were saying that they were green iguanas which got me excited because I had never seen them in the wild and I knew they were around the Miami area but when I actually got a look at one I quickly realized that they were spiny-tailed iguanas. Quite a bit of difference between the two but I still ended up getting a t-shirt on the island that has a picture of two realistic looking green iguanas with the words Boca Grande printed below, haha.

Spiny-tailed iguana on the island of Boca Grande (Ctenosaura pectinata)

These below where taken at, Myakka State Park, which is Florida's largest state park. It is a very peaceful place and you can see so much by just driving on the scenic roads.

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)	Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)	Although I usually dislike photos that are not perfectly focused, I tried something different by panning with a slow shutter speed and really liked this image of a wild raccoon.

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