Another of our backyard orchids decided to show to bloom today. #orchid #orchidinbloom #orhidinswfl #nature #livingwithnature #babcockranchfl #stevemitskavich #natureinswfl #photography

This is one of thirteen Monarch caterpillars devouring a butterfly bush outside our front door. #caterpillar #monarchbutterflycaterpiller #monarchbutterflyinthemaking #nature #natureinswfl #babcockranch #livingwithnature #naturephotography #photography

Neighborhood Gator keeping watch. #Alligator #Gator #keepasafedistance #keepingwatch #nature #NatureinSWFL #it'stheeyes #alwayslooking #mature #mydomain #myteritory

@nature.com A Mockingbird family built a nest in one our backyard Date Palms. This soon to be fledgling has already learned to be very quit when something unusual approaches. #nature #livingwithnature #sharingourbackyard #mockingbirds #fledgling #fledglingmockingbird #natureinswfl #babcockranch

Lemon grass before a springtime grooming outside our Lanai. One of my sculptures is to the left. The last three huricanes didn't manage to knock it over. It likes its protective plants. #nature #livingwithnature #outdoorsculpture #NatureinSWFL #backyardart #lemongrass #naturalbugrepellent