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The warm early morning light gives a wonderful magical appearance to the pine forest. You can see saw palmettos and ferns in the foreground too. A brontosaurus might have felt right at home here. The sparseness of the trees means that it's hard to find a shady spot in the everglades. That becomes very evident later in the day when the temperature climbs into the high 80's F (30+ C). Everglades National Park, Florida (USA)
According to Wikipedia, "Upland forests include hardwood hammocks and pinelands which provide dry ground for panthers to rest and have higher prey density than lower habitats that are prone to flooding." The Upland is one of three habitats in the Everglades. The habitat type is determined by elevation. Only a few feet separate the highest (upland) from the mid (savanna) and at the lowest level, the subtropical wetland.
