{"id":4409,"date":"2012-02-15T08:11:15","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T14:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=4409"},"modified":"2026-03-21T07:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:25:44","slug":"peppervine-common-but-delightful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/02\/15\/peppervine-common-but-delightful\/","title":{"rendered":"Peppervine ~ Common but Delightful"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before I became seriously addicted to bird photography and focused primarily on our feathered friends I enjoyed wandering around taking images of the flora I found in Sawgrass Lake Park<\/span><\/a> in Pinellas County, Florida. It was and still is a great place to see and photograph some of the native plants of Florida’s wetlands.<\/p>\n

\"Peppervine Peppervine tendrils and new growth –\u00a0 Nikon D200, handheld, f5.3, 1\/320, ISO 200, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 200mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Peppervines are common in the wooded areas of Sawgrass County Park so I would attempt to\u00a0photograph them in dramatic light\u00a0with smooth backgrounds simply because I wanted more than just documentary photos.<\/p>\n

Usually I found the Peppervines under the canopy of the\u00a0pines and maples and it was tricky to get the vines far enough away from the background to create a smooth bokeh.<\/p>\n

Among the reasons I was fascinated by Peppervines was their curling tendrils, the color and translucency of the new growth, and the curvy lines of the vine and its foliage. The new growth varies in colors from deep burgundy to reds and pinks tinged with green.<\/p>\n

\"Peppervine\u00a0Peppervine at Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida –\u00a0<\/strong> Nikon D70, handheld, f5.6, 1\/200, ISO 200, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 300mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Peppervine<\/span><\/a> is considered a problem by some people because of their growth habit I think in the natural setting of Saw Grass County Park it fits in quite wonderfully. Birds are attracted to the fruit and butterflies to their flowers that these vines produce so they can’t be all that bad.<\/p>\n

Perhaps I should focus more on photographing plants and wildflowers but when there are birds around… I just can’t resist them!<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

* This plant is native and not related to the exotic, invasive Brazilian Pepper that is a major problem in Florida<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my flower, shrub and tree photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although Peppervine is considered a problem by some people because of their growth habit I think in the natural setting of Saw Grass County Park it fits in quite wonderfully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":172719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,883,5347],"tags":[1233,212,37,4302,519,15569,17295,1230,4217,2315,17294,11722,1232,4307],"class_list":["post-4409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-florida","category-sawgrass-county-park","category-wildflowers","tag-bird-attracting","tag-bokeh","tag-florida-2","tag-native","tag-nature","tag-nekemias-arborea","tag-new-growth","tag-peppervine-2","tag-sawgrass-county-park","tag-summer-3","tag-tendrils","tag-vine","tag-vines","tag-wildflowers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/peppervine-florida-mia-mcpherson-0106.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-197","jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":109471,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/01\/09\/sawgrass-lake-park-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":4409,"position":0},"title":"Sawgrass Lake Park Photos","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 9, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning I am traveling back in time via my archives to revisit Sawgrass Lake Park in Pinellas County, Florida.","rel":"","context":"In "Anhingas"","block_context":{"text":"Anhingas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/cormorants-and-anhingas\/anhingas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Golden morning light at Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sawgrass-lake-park-morning-mist-mia-mcpherson-1265.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sawgrass-lake-park-morning-mist-mia-mcpherson-1265.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sawgrass-lake-park-morning-mist-mia-mcpherson-1265.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sawgrass-lake-park-morning-mist-mia-mcpherson-1265.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14337,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/02\/14\/wildflowers-for-valentines-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":4409,"position":1},"title":"Wildflowers for Valentine’s Day","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"February 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy Valentine's Day! 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