Sunset, Everglades National Park.

Florida, part 31: Sky

Florida has beautiful skies thanks to high-rising tropical cumulus clouds and high overall humidity. Spectacular sunsets are common even in cities.

Sunset, Kendall.

Sunset, ENP.

You can see a beautiful sunset at any time of the year and at any place, but the vast open spaces of the northern Everglades and the beaches of the western coast are among the best sunset- viewing sites. The Keys are also good.

Sunset, ENP.

Sunset, Kendall.

Sunset, Archbold Biological Station.

Getting good pictures is a bit more difficult here than in the northern latitudes, because the sun sets much faster: sometimes you have just a few seconds to capture the best moment.

Sunset, ENP.

Sunset, Ocala National Forest.

Sunset, Collier Seminole State Park.

On the other hand, every moment of a really good sunset has its own charm.

Sunset, Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge, Big Torch Key.

Sunset, June in Winter Lake.

Sunset, Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

Rain at sunset, Browns Farm Wildlife Management Area.

In winter, the best sunsets often happen when a cold front comes from the north. In summer, daily thunder- storms are the artists of the sky canvas.

American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) on a stormy evening, ENP.

Sunset, ENP.

Dawn before a hurricane, Coral Gables.

Florida sunrises are seldom boring, too.

Sunrise, ENP.

Sunrise, ENP.

Supercell thunderstorm over my home, Coral Gables.

Summer storms often produce tornados, but mostly small an weak ones.

Supercell thunderstorm, Ocala.

Approaching thunderstorm, Bairs Den.

Sunset after a thunderstorm, Fakahatchee State Preserve.

Sky reflecting in a cypress swamp, HHSP.

And don't forget that clear blue sky is also a very beautiful thing.

Gettiing all these photos wasn't easy. Digging out of quicksand, ONF.

Sunset, BFWMA.

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