Ben Cooper captured this seaside flora at North Lido Beach.

Michael Bajorek photographed this palm on Siesta Key.

Marlene Meyer took this photograph at sunset on Lido Beach.

Gordon Silver captured these large gators at Myakka River State Park resting, while a brave great egret strolls by.

Stephen Jordan captured this sunset over the Gulf of Mexico from Siesta Key.

Mary Tygh Parks photographed this red-shouldered hawk at Myakka River State Park.

John Greco photographed this deer as it emerged from the woods late in the afternoon at the edge of Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey.