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Coral bean in bloom
Coral bean in bloom
İThe Nature Conservancy
Event: Wildflowers Blooming
Where: Blowing Rocks Preserve
When: March
The coral bean, a pretty red legume, flowers in March. The coral bean's vivid red blooms are a favorite of hummingbirds.

Blowing Rocks Preserve is open to the public.
Loggerhead sea turtle
Loggerhead sea turtle
İThe Nature Conservancy
Event: Sea Turtles Nesting
Where: Blowing Rocks Preserve
When: April through September
Loggerhead, leatherback and green turtles nest at night on Florida's east coast beaches, including The Nature Conservancy's Blowing Rocks Preserve.

The preserve is open to the public during daylight hours.
Julia longwing butterfly
Julia longwing butterfly
İStephanie Grant
Event: Butterflies Plentiful
Where: Blowing Rocks Preserve
When: July 1
During the warm summer months, a variety of butterflies including sulfurs, monarchs, longwings and giant swallowtails can be seen throughout the preserve.

Blowing Rocks Preserve is open to the public.
Indian grass
Indian grass
İHarvey Payne
Event: Fall Wildflowers Blooming
Where: The Disney Wilderness Preserve
When: Late September through November
Indian grass, blazing star, deer's tongue, goldenrod, sunflowers and asters in bloom.

The Disney Wilderness Preserve is open to the public.
Kestrel
Kestrel
İStephanie Rowatt
Event: American Kestrels, Robins and Tree Swallows Wintering
Where: The Disney Wilderness Preserve
When: October through March
American kestrels and other birds winter at the preserve. They return to the preserve in October and November, and stay through March.

The Disney Wilderness Preserve is open to the public.
Mesic Flatwoods, Florida
Mesic Flatwoods, Florida
İAl Schotz/NHP
Event: Golden Grasses Blooming and Fruiting
Where: The Disney Wilderness Preserve
When: October through February
Wiregrass, lopsided Indian grass, toothache grass and broomsedge turn the pinelands golden.

The Disney Wilderness Preserve is open to the public.

For additional information on a particular location, click on the name of the preserve associated with the event or visit the Florida site.