Pig Frog (Rana grylio)on a lotus leaf (Nelumbo lutea), Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Native Apple Snail (Pomacea paludosa) eggs in breeding enclosure, Lemkin Creek hatchery experiment, May 2011 Lemkin Creek egg clutches ready for transport, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Scientist Rachael Pierce examines relocated native Apple Snail eggs, southern marsh of Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Male Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis), Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Juvenile Snail Kite, Fisheating Bay, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Scientist Eric Crawford checks a herpetofauna (reptiles and amphibians) trap, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Water scorpions (Ranatra fusca) from the herpetofauna trap, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Florida Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris), Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Water Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorous), Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Visiting scientists from Japan, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Scientist Eric Crawford shows our visitors the snakes of Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Hands-on experience, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Greater Siren (Siren lacertina) caught in the herpetofauna trap, May 2011 Young Florida Gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus) caught in the herpetofauna trap, May 2011 Scientist Karen Donnelly and Principal Scientist Bruce Sharfstein show Lemkin Creek native Apple Snail enclosures to visiting Japanese scientists, May 2011 Airboating across Fisheating Bay, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Dense Eelgrass (Vallisneria americana) in southwestern marsh, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Roseate Spoonbills (Ajaia ajaja) in Worm Cove, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Senior Scientist Chuck Hanlon attempts to clear the windshield of Love Bugs, May 2011 Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) on nest, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) and lunch, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Adult Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) walks up a stalk of Fire Flag (Thalia geniculata), bending it down so juvenile below can reach its seeds. Belle Glade marina, Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway), Lemkin Creek, May 2011 Young Raccoons (Procyon lotor), Lake Okeechobee, May 2011 Bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus) on Lake Istokpoga, May 2011