Chasing the dragon

Dragonflies buzz around a drifting flower bud as it moves down Boiling Creek April 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Tree snake

A banded water snake suns itself on a log hanging over Boiling Creek April 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Butterfly effect

A butterfly stands along the bank of Boiling Creek April 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Snake eyes

A banded water snake watches from a tree branch as kayakers are carried down Boiling Creek April 19 during the first-ever kayak tour through the Eglin Air Force Base range. The five and a half mile kayak tour took 10 people down Boiling Creek and the Yellow River deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. It kicked off Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Lilly of the water

A water lilly drifts along Boiling Creek as the first-ever Eglin Air Force Base kayak tour passes by April 19. The five and a half mile kayak tour took 10 people down Boiling Creek and the Yellow River deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. It kicked off Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Bug zapper

Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, opens up the carnivorous Whitetop Pitcher Plant to reveal it’s decayed victims April 19 during the first-ever Kayak tour through Eglin’s range. The five and a half mile kayak tour took 10 people down Boiling Creek and the Yellow River deep within the Eglin range. The scenic tour showed off Eglin’s unique wild and plant life. It kicked off Eglin’s week-long Earth Day celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)