Tour the local Wildlife Corridor through local photographer’s lens

The Florida Wildlife Corridor as seen through the lens of photographer Dave Pellar.

By Megan Stokes ● Florida Wildlife Corridor ● May 6, 2024

Local nature photographer Dave Pellar partnered with Oviedo Community News, allowing us to publish his work in our collaborative project taking a deep look at the Wildlife Corridor and what it means to our community titled Preserve or Develop? The Race Against Time to Protect Florida’s Wildlife Corridor.

Florida Wildlife Corridor rattlesnake — An Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake on the Yahoo Trail in the Little Big Econ State Forest near Oviedo.

Yahoo Trail Florida Wildlife Corridor — Flora and fauna on Yahoo Trail

Deer Crossing Florida Wildlife Corridor — A deer crosses Yahoo trail near Oviedo. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Florida Wildlife Corridor — Trees stretch over the Ditch of Doom Trail near Oviedo – Photo by Dave Pellar

Yahoo Trail off of the Jones East Trailhead in the Little Big Econ State Forest — Grasshoppers cling to an oak tree along Yahoo Trail near Oviedo. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A stack of mushrooms dot a tree trunk along the Yahoo Trail near Oviedo. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A red-headed woodpecker searches for some food in the Ditch of Doom trail near Oviedo. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Sun rises over a pond in the Florida Wildlife Corridor in Seminole County. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A Barred Owl in the Lake Harney Wilderness Area — A barred owl rests in the Lake Harney Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A black racer snake peers out from a log in rural Seminole County. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A writing spider the Lake Harney Wilderness Area — A writing spider waits in its web in the Geneva Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A Blue Heron wading in the Lake Harney Wilderness Area — A Little Blue Heron wades through the Lake Harney Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A Bald Eagle in the Lake Harney Wilderness Area — A bald eagle rests on a branch in the Lake Harney Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

The morning sun lights up a bank of the St. Johns River. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A flock of ibis forages in the Lake Harney Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Conical mushrooms bloom along the Kolokee Trail near Geneva. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A green lynx spider on a meadow beauty flower in the Geneva Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Trees reflect in the water along the Florida Trail. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A bumble bee in flight along the Florida Trail. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Trees reflect the Econ River near the Florida Trail. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Manatees cruise the Econ River. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Sunbeams filter through the trees along the Florida Trail. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Reflections upon the water along the South Stretch of the Florida Trail. – Photo by Dave Pellar

An alligator suns itself along the Florida Trail. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A great blue heron watches from the water’s edge along the Florida Trail. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Buzzards dry their wings along the Flagler Trail. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Sunbeams burst through the treetops in the Geneva Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Cypress reflection in the Econ River Wilderness Area. Photo by Dave Pellar.

A hawk grooms itself in a tree in the Econ River Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Sunbeams on a misty morning in the Econ River Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Sunbeams break through early morning mist in the Econ River Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Cypress knees grow along the Econ River. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Trees line the Piney Trail in the Econ River Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A gopher tortoise strolls through the Econ River Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Cypress knees along the Deep Creek. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A wasp moth dangles from a flower. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A barred owl keeps watch in the Black Hammock Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Sunrise from above the Black Hammock Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

Sunrise lights up the mist in the Black Hammock Wilderness Area. – Photo by Dave Pellar

A deer crosses Yahoo trail, near the edge of the Florida Wildlife Corridor – photo by David Pellar

Author

Megan Stokes

Megan is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Oviedo Community News, the only independent news source for Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs. She oversees editorial content, policy and staff. She attends meetings, sends out the e-newsletter and curates conversations in the community to understand the information gaps that OCN needs to fill. She also works to create partnerships that can strengthen the bond between community and newsroom.

She has served as an award-winning community journalist for more than 20 years, including as associate editor for the East Orlando Sun and a reporter for the Seminole Voice, the Winter Park-Maitland Observer and Orlando Magazine.
In 2024, Megan was named Editor of the Year by the Society for Professional Journalism. With the Central Florida Foundation and Central Florida Public Media, she co-found the News Collaborative of Central Florida, a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida.
She served as treasurer for the Florida Press Club for seven years and has won awards from the Institute for Nonprofit News, the Florida Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalism. Megan holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism (now called the Reed College of Media) at West Virginia University.

Megan also loves yoga, running and playing board games with her family.

Author

Megan Stokes

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