When the Gulf Fritillary butterfly senses danger from a bird, it emits a chemical odor which causes the predator to choose other prey.

From a distance Green Herons look all dark. In better light they are deep green on the back with a rich chestnut breast and neck.

Safety Harbor beach and boardwalk

The mighty Baranoff Oak. Oaks support more life-forms than any other North American tree. They provide food and protection for birds and countless insects and spiders.

Cooper's Hawks have gray backs and reddish chests. This is a juvenile streaked with brown on the upper breast.

Old Tampa Bay

Wild Nanday Parakeets escaped from captivity and have established large feral populations in the Tampa Bay area and along Florida’s southeastern coast.

Safety Harbor Spa

Safety Harbor Marina

Plant City Strawberries! Florida is second behind California in strawberry production. The Florida Strawberry Growers Association includes 65 growers with more than 10,000 acres under cultivation.

St Patrick's 2013

Carolina Wrens are bright reddish-brown above and buffy-orange below with a long white eyebrow stripe and a dark downward bill. This one is building a nest in my watercan.

Bike Our City

Abrus precatorius seed pods from an invasive climbing plant. The colorful red and black seeds are poisonous.

St Francis

Odet Philippe, an early Safety Harbor settler who established a plantation named St. Helena. He is known for planting a variety of citrus and other fruit products.