SCULPTURES OF LA CATRINA BY RICARDO SOLTERO, FLORIDA GARDEN, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDENS, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 11/22/2022

   These are skeleton sculptures of La Catrina, one of the most recognizable figures of Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), celebrated in Mexico. La Catrina approaches death not through sadness, but as a colorful celebration of life.

 

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDENS, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 11/22/2022

 

BEEHIVE IN OLD PILEATED WOODPECKER NEST, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDENS, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 11/22/2022

 

DISTANT RED-SHOULDERED HAWK ON SNAG & IN FLIGHT, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDENS, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 11/22/2022

 

LITTLE BLUE HERON, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDENS, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 11/22/2022

 

MALE & FEMALE ANHINGAS, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDENS, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 11/22/2022

 

OSPREYS AT NEST, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDENS, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 11/22/2022