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Florida is widely known for its alligators, panthers, pythons, and pesky mosquitoes, but did you know it also has crocodiles, bears, red widow spiders, and more species of fireflies than any other state? How about a tiny lizard that swims through central Florida’s ancient sand...

How do you select 300 + bird species for an ID guide - and photographs them all including rare and elusive ones, in just two years? Despite warning that it couldn't be done, Kirsten illustrated Birds of Florida with over 450 of her own photos,...

“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 said.She and her partner had become embroiled in my quest to photograph bears for my upcoming Wild Florida coffee table book. They’d...