A viceroy butterfly lands for a quick pose on the boardwalk.

A gray fox stops to take a curious look.

"Cob" the Crowley cornsnake soaks up the sun

A resident gopher tortoise in front of his newly excavated burrow.

A gray catbird is held for banding by licensed bird bander Paul Thomas

Americorp volunteer Greg LeBlanc explains interesting aspects of the homestead cabin to a group of fourth graders.

A palamedes swallowtail rests on a thistle plant

A prescribed burn maintains the integrity of the pine flatwoods ecosystem.

A Florida fox squirrel sits near the sugarcane mill

Musicians enjoy a jam circle at the Tatum House during the first annual Sarasota Folk Music Festival

Crowley visitors enjoy a hayride back to the parking area after a special event

Salvia, or scarlet sage, adds a beautiful spot of red to the wildlife garden

A red admiral butterfly rests on vegetation at Crowley.

Elaine Dunklebeger shows her mastodon fossil, presented during a February program at Crowley

Resurrection fern growing on a live oak tree

A scarlet king snake visits the Crowley Blacksmith shop on April 9, 2005

Girl Scout Troop 338 hangs out with Paige, a visiting bald eagle from the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey

Hunting for Easter eggs during Crowley's Annual Easter Egg Hunt

A young "Eco Artist" shows off her collage of epiphytes, seeds, spanish moss and leaf rubbings

A patent leather beetle is sighted in the sandy soil of the oak hammock