Alligator

On his weekly wildlife survey at Wakulla Springs, retired park ranger Bob Thompson snapped this photo of an alligator bellowing. He adds there were two locations on the river where gators were bellowing, which studies show is used to communicate size and sex to other alligators.

View from the porch

Local photographer Neil Hostnick shared this photo of a swallowtail butterfly drinking nectar from a flower. Neil is staying out of the summer heat and on his front porch.