Nature and Animals

MEET THE OSPREY (PANDION HALIAETUS): NATURE’S MASTER FISHER & ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL BIRDS OF PREY. Near any body of water in Southwest Florida, the osprey is impossible to miss and even harder to forget. Its piercing call announces its presence, but it is the spectacular plunge from sky to water that reveals […]

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Meet the Quiet Engineer That Supports More Than 350 Wildlife Species “Every healthy gopher tortoise burrow is an underground neighborhood, protecting dozens of animals from heat, hurricanes, predators, and wildfire.” A Living Bulldozer Beneath the Pines Walk through a pine flatwoods preserve in Southwest Florida on a warm morning, and you may notice a half-moon-shaped […]

Many folks are enhancing the beauty of Grandezza by growing orchids outside on trees. You can see them blooming on the golf course and in most neighborhoods. These gorgeous flowers are quite remarkable and can survive indefinitely on trees during the summer months—often for decades! Southwest Florida’s summer provides high ambient humidity and warm temperatures, […]

We all love our dogs—they’re part of the Grandezza family! But no one enjoys stepping in or seeing dog waste left behind on sidewalks, lawns, or common areas. Please be a responsible pet owner and pick up after your dog every time. Dog waste is not only unpleasant, it can spread bacteria and harm our […]