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Join Kirsten and Tropical Audubon Society at Books & Books, Coral Gables on January 8 for a behind-the-scenes photographic overview of Florida's birds as captured in Kirsten's latest book, Birds of Florida. Free and open to the public, please RSVP....

Join Kirsten at the Woman's Club of Coconut Grove on December 5 for a photographic journey through Florida's wilds based on her latest books - Wild Florida: An Animal Odyssey and Birds of Florida. Meetings are open to members and their guests....

Join Kirsten at Sarasota's Off the Page Literary Celebration for a photographic journey through Florida's wilds based on her latest books - Wild Florida: An Animal Odyssey and Birds of Florida....

Join Kirsten at the Merritt Island Wildlife Association's Annual Meeting and Dinner for a photographic journey through Florida's wilds based on her latest books - Wild Florida: An Animal Odyssey and Birds of Florida....

A wall of rain made it nearly impossible to see the sign for the Palm Beach Bookstore just across the street as I pulled into a parking spot. I turned off the engine and picked up the copy of my new book, Wild Florida: An...

Liguus Snail (Liguus Fasciatus) Darkness envelops me as I step from the brightly lit marsh into a tree island, a pocket of hardwood hammock within the Everglades. I wait for my eyes to adjust, then begin scanning trees for arboreal snails. These terrestrial mollusks once glistened...

Muted greens, shades of tan, gray-tinged water – the contrasting head of a Redhead seems to glow against the neutral tones. I track the duck as it swims along the edge of an island, a backdrop of brittle brown grass. I round the corner and...

“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...

Sooty terns and magnificent frigatebirds filled the air as I stepped off the ferry at Dry Tortugas National Park. I focused on a single tern as it swooped to the ground, landing out of view where I imagined it being greeted by a hungry chick....