NATURE REFLECTIONS Blog

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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

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 / 3 Comments

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 / 5 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

Bird Gambling: The Highs and Lows of Wildlife Photography

“I’ve figured it out,” announced my AirBNB hostess just outside Ocala National Forest.“Figured what out?” I asked.“This wildlife photography thing you do,” she...

08 February, 2023 / 0 Comments