Nature in Ponte Vedra

False Crawl at Sunrise

Sunrise at GTM South Beach

Tides at Guana Dam

Photograph by Amy Howard Don't get stuck on an oyster reef! The St. Augustine inlet brings two...

Sea snow

Seafoam takes flight in a lively tropical storm.

Hawk

Ponte Vedra is haunted by several species of hawks.

Great horned owl

Photo by Will Brannon

Sea oats

Sea oats never sleep.

Deer

From my back porch in Turtle Shores, I saw a doe bounding across the tall marsh grass toward the higher ground of the neighborhood.

Praying mantis

This cutie was on my porch in Turtle Shores.

Blue Jays

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes

dvollmar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Polydamas Swallowtail Butterflies

Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Raccoons

Cary Bass-Deschênes, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gopher Tortoises

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterflies

Virginia State Parks staff, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Downy Woodpeckers

Green Anoles

Zebra Longwing Butterflies

Andrew C, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Pileated Woodpeckers

Andrew C, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Red Rat Snakes