#gophertortoise

[minister-erik]

GOPHER TORTOISE - Composition Sunday

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[stochastique-blog]

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Gopher tortoise. #gophertortoise #ameliaisland https://www.instagram.com/p/CFCzQsSgS6P/?igshid=de913dt4am0o

[robsmithjr]

#InkTober #15 -Part 1- Corgi by Candellight

The #InkTober #16 live broadcast over on YouTube played with 3 words from, viewer, Melissa: Candle. Corgi. Books. All made up as I inked. No pencils or plans. You can see the YouTube video here: . . . . . . . @InkTober #InkTober #Art #LiveArt #Drawing #Draw #Ink #Cartooning #Cartoons #Illustrations #LiveDrawing #Birthday #Tortoise #Gophertortoise

[eclecticchick]

Gopher Tortoise #gophertortoise

While on vacation, I came across a Gopher Tortoise 🐢 at the condo I rented in Fernandina Beach. Didn’t seem to bothered with me being close to watch him (or her) getting something to eat.

[love-elizabeth]

What do animals do during prescribed fires? 🔥 This is a question that I’ve gotten several times when talking about how important fire is for the environment. 🐢 I am often talking about how important fire is for the plants in fire-adapted habitats, and I think people wonder if we’re helping the plants while hurting the animals in the process. 🐢 But the animals in these habitats have also adapted to live with fire! In fact, many species of animals start to decline without fire, and their populations improve when fire is reintroduced to the landscape. 🐢 So how do animals survive fires? Many of them are able to run or fly away from the area that is burning. 🐢 Then there are the animals that don’t want (or are unable) to flee the scene of the fire, and that’s where the gopher tortoise comes in, like the one pictured that I saw at @boktowergardens 🐢 Gopher tortoises build burrows underground, where they live and spend most of their time. But they aren’t the only animals who occupy these tunnels. 🐢 The number continues to increase as we learn more, but the most recent number I’ve seen is that 350-400 species use the gopher tortoise’s burrow. So when a fire comes through an area, you may find anything from rodents to snakes to owls hiding out with the gopher tortoise. 🐢 Like storms, flooding, tree fall, or any natural disturbance, there is always a chance that some animals may not survive. (Even a simple rain that brings life to most of an area may still kill an insect or two.) However, the overall goal is to make sure that an ecosystem has its overall needs met so that the life within it stays healthy and balanced, and fire is an incredibly important component in habitats that have adapted for it! 🐢 🔥 🌲 #wildlife #explorida #roamflorida #outsideisfree #tortoise #gophertortoise #turtle #lakewalesridge #pureflorida #florida #lovefl #nature #boktower #boktowergarden #floridascrub #fire #prescribedfire #polkproud #visitcentralfl @visitcentralfl (at Bok Tower Gardens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTqpD0uHUT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lisakellner]

observations on a painting: -create disruption and then some sense of order -observing a cluster of growth sprout from a destructive weather event. -the human proclivity, and mine as a painter, to organize, making sense of what’s before me. Other images: two different gopher turtle holes. #gophertortoise #weatherevent #artobserved #notesonpainting #noticing #unexpected #abstractart #abstractpainting #artwork #artlovers #artoftheday #primer_contemporary #minimal #minimalabstraction #dualityisreality #artexploration #artforthehome #artcurator #green #cluster #mixedmediaabstract #artthoughts https://www.instagram.com/p/CqawFDfsS0u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[reggiekaye]

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#fyp #rescuetortoise #tortoisesoftiktok murderofcrowes #birdsofprey #huntingbird #crowsoftiktok #tortoiserescue #tortoisesoftiktok #tortoises #tortoisetiktok #naturevibes #tortoiselife #tortoisesareawesome #gophertortoise #tortoisesofinstagram (at Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd_TZSbg_Ly/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[beautifulfla]

This #gophertortoise just giving me that suspicious look from his burrow. #tortoise can live a long time, this one can live until 40-60 years in the wild. Some of their burrows can be as much as 48' long though this one is likely much shorter. Hope he enjoys a #beautifulfla day in #boyntonbeach #fl #florida (at Boynton Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-2S1iFlqtB/?igshid=u0hi37hgoa3u

[2tuff]

Learned about the Barefoot Mailman of South Florida lore today & saw three endangered Gopher Tortoises in the Hypoluxo Scrub Preserve! #gophertortoise #barefootmailman #hypoluxo #scrubhabitat #nature #southflorida #endsngeredspecies #usps #starroute #floridahistory (at Hypoluxo Scrub Natural Area Entranceway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH3ZhDGhZrr/?igshid=hmys23o6imjs

[swtko]

A Cosmic Tortoise for a friend. Each piece that you create teaches you something🙏 . . . . . #art #artwork #illustration #painting #drawing #markers #acrylicpainting #mixedmedia #artprocess #sketch #artistsharing #turtle #gophertortoise #contemporaryart #artflowsessions #originalart https://www.instagram.com/p/CF7Y4Uhsehi/?igshid=11g0umrn4jfpb

[the1beardedgent]

Young #gophertortoise big enough to pick up with one hand. it was crossing the road from West to East, then turned back. Silly #tortoise this little one was seen in Mims, near Walkabout. #gophertortoisesofinstagram #gophertortoises #tortoises #tortoisesofinstagram # (at Mims, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByQZH7dH43c/?igshid=whoexwizn09q

[littlebitsworkshop]

Gopher tortoise waiting to cross the road. #gophertortoise #bocagrande #gasparilla (at Boca Granda Beach Old Lighthouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6YYBvbB8p-/?igshid=16lhsfgmv4g5k

[my-little-eye-photography]

GOPHER TORTOISE .  .  .  .  .  #lopro #animalsofinstagram #naturephotography #gophertortoise #canon #canon_photos  #canon_photography #canonusa  #canonphotographer #canonphotos  #canon_image_gateway #canon_photos_daily #ig_photooftheday #ig_great_shots #ig_great_pics #ig_myshots  #natgeo #natgeoyourshot #natgeocreative #natgeotraveller #natgeohub #natgeophotos #natgeophotography #natgeopix #natgeoshot #mylittleeyephotography (at Wiggins Pass State Park, Naples, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6JFK-wgmWz/?igshid=1lzxbmxfqis40

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Gopher Tortoise by Lindell Dillon This tortoise looks smaller in this photo than in person. A mature male. Males have concave plastrons, while those of females are flat. The extensive burrows dug by tortoises provide home to almost 400 species. Big Lagoon SP. Pensacola, FL. Our beautiful world, pass it on. https://flic.kr/p/24N8FKX

[frogsneedourhelp]

No matter how you look at a #GopherTortoise — they are amazing. This #KeystoneSpecies engineers the ecosystem and provides essential microhabitat for many species — including our beloved #GopherFrogs This handsome fella is a recent addition to our educational programs (at The Amphibian Foundation) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq2oUALg4PC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mq7wekwbzkyo