Dominican Republic Favorite Bird Sightings
Blue water lapped across my feet, squishing white sand between my toes as I strolled down Playa Dorada beach on my first evening...
27 September, 2024
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Sharing Space with Nature in Cuba
Our group stood quietly in the forest trying to ignore the mosquitoes buzzing incessantly as our guides played a softly-repeating whoop-like call over...
10 July, 2024
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High Line for the Soul
I could barely see over the ferry railing at the age of 5 or 6 but I remember feeling the sense of freedom...
02 June, 2024
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A Book Tour Embrace
A wall of rain made it nearly impossible to see the sign for the Palm Beach Bookstore just across the street as I...
01 April, 2024
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An Excerpt from Wild Florida: An Animal Odyssey
Liguus Snail (Liguus Fasciatus) Darkness envelops me as I step from the brightly lit marsh into a tree island, a pocket of hardwood hammock...
06 January, 2024
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Singapore: A City of Gardens
Bromeliad-laden trees arched across the highway as my cab ferried me from Singapore’s international airport. A lusciously shade-dappled park with intermittent benches and...
10 September, 2023
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White-bellied Herons: Endangered & Lonely, But Not Alone
A lone male White-bellied Heron stands on its nest. Its breeding plumes flow elegantly in the wind as it gazes up and down...
30 May, 2023
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The Nature of Bhutan
Satyr Tragopan Our tour bus erupts in commotion on a partially paved road high in the Himalayas. Binoculars swing to the left. Middle rows...
13 April, 2023
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Show Stopper
Muted greens, shades of tan, gray-tinged water – the contrasting head of a Redhead seems to glow against the neutral tones. I track...
25 March, 2023
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