Nature in Miami. A few seasonal things to notice around Miami's pine rocklands, hammocks, wetlands, coast, gardens, and open sky.

Look for this month · July

  1. Young birds and wildlifeShort flights or a young animal waiting near cover · Observed quietly from established public routes
  2. Warm-weather reptilesA reptile warming near cover · Sunny water and woodland edges viewed from established routes
  3. Warm-season pollinatorsBees and butterflies moving between blooms · Sunny flowering gardens and natural-area edges
  4. South Florida wet seasonFrequent rain, fuller wetlands, and lush growth · Wetlands and low natural areas viewed from open public routes
  5. Sea turtle nesting seasonMarked nests or tracks left undisturbed · Dark sandy beaches viewed from ordinary legal access

Coming next month · August

  1. Warm-weather reptilesA reptile warming near cover · Sunny water and woodland edges viewed from established routes
  2. Warm-season pollinatorsBees and butterflies moving between blooms · Sunny flowering gardens and natural-area edges
  3. South Florida wet seasonFrequent rain, fuller wetlands, and lush growth · Wetlands and low natural areas viewed from open public routes
  4. Sea turtle nesting seasonMarked nests or tracks left undisturbed · Dark sandy beaches viewed from ordinary legal access
  5. Fall bird migrationChanging flocks and unfamiliar calls · Wooded edges, wetlands, coast, and night sky

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