The Panhandle Peep Show

The Panhandle Peep Show 🌿 Backyard wildlife, birds, bugs, gardening & Florida adventures.
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Learning about the creatures and plants around us, sharing what I discover, and encouraging curiosity over fear—because understanding nature is the first step toward protecting it. 💚

09/11/2026

Apparently, even Eastern box turtles have a weakness for strawberries. 🐢🍓 This little backyard wanderer wasted absolutely no time digging into his one-fruit dessert.

Box turtles are omnivores and naturally forage for insects, worms, fungi, plants, berries, and other fallen fruits. One strawberry was my contribution—the rest of the menu is up to nature. 🌿

09/10/2026

Water striders make walking on water look easy! Their water-repelling legs work with surface tension to keep them above the surface, while vibrations help them detect tiny prey nearby.

They’re a great reminder that even the surface of a quiet creek is its own busy little ecosystem.

09/10/2026

Loggerhead musk turtles may be small, but those oversized heads and powerful jaws are built for cracking through snails and other hard-shelled prey. 🐢

Native turtles like these are another reminder of just how much life depends on healthy, clean waterways and the habitats surrounding them.

09/10/2026

Just a little Sunny Moo appreciation post because life is simply better with this sweet, fluffy girl in it. 🐾💛

09/09/2026

Millipedes may not get much attention, but they’re busy doing important work beneath our feet. These little decomposers feed mostly on decaying plant material, helping recycle nutrients back into the soil.

Another good reason to leave a little wild space in the yard—there’s an entire cleanup crew living down there. 🌱

09/09/2026

Aquatic milkweed (Asclepias perennis) is a Florida native that thrives in the wet places many other milkweeds don’t—swamps, wetlands and the edges of waterways. 🌿🦋

Its delicate white flowers provide nectar for pollinators, while its leaves serve as a host plant for monarch caterpillars. Another reminder that protecting wetland plants means protecting the wildlife that depends on them.

09/09/2026

A leopard on the loose… just not the kind you need to run from. 😂🐌

This leopard slug (Limax maximus) was making its way through the damp forest floor right beside a mushroom. Slugs and fungi are part of nature’s cleanup crew, helping break down organic material and return nutrients to the ecosystem.

Sometimes the smallest, slimiest neighbors are doing some pretty important work. 🍄🌿

09/08/2026

My resident Cooper’s hawk keeping watch over the neighborhood. 🦅 These fast, agile raptors are incredible hunters, perfectly adapted for navigating around trees and pursuing prey. He only gave me about three seconds before taking off—but slow motion gave us a much better look at one of the wild neighbors who shares this little corner of the Panhandle. 🌿

09/08/2026

Spanish needles may have a reputation for hitching rides on our clothes, but the honeybees have a very different opinion of them. 🐝🌼

These little backyard wildflowers provide nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinators. One more reason I’m happy to leave some of the “weeds” right where they are. 🌿

09/08/2026

Another little treasure from Butterfly Road. 💜 Prairie verbena may be small, but those brilliant purple blooms are valuable nectar stops for butterflies and other pollinators.

Places like this are a good reminder that even an ordinary-looking roadside can be important habitat when we give wildflowers room to grow. 🌿🦋

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