Hitchhikers
Had I somehow gained some new bird-attracting ability? Two bird hitchhikers in two weeks felt like a sign. ...
01 June, 2022
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A History of Everglades National Park: Palms and Ponds at Anhinga Trail
From indigenous fisherpeople to Royal Palm State Park, here's a glimpse into the history of the Anhinga Trail area of Everglades National Park....
16 February, 2022
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A Florida-Style Night Before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house came a startling sound, perhaps not a mouse....
27 December, 2021
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A Quest for the Fantastical: Pitcher Plants in Florida
With their unusual shapes, carnival-worthy colors, and the fact that they ensnare and digest insects, pitcher plants have always struck me as the type of fantastical creature that might’ve emerged straight from the pages of Alice in Wonderland. ...
16 June, 2021
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Tequesta, Muspa and Calusa: South Florida’s Indigenous Residents
The first time I flew over the matrix of tree islands scattered across the Everglades’ famous grasslands, I was struck by how low and wet the environment was. Star bursts reflected up at me from what appeared to be standing water underlying the vast stretches...
27 February, 2021
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‘Wild Florida’ Adventures – Fiddlers of the Sedge
Sedges swished as I picked my way along the edge of the marsh, freshwater to my left, the Gulf of Mexico lapping on my right....
28 June, 2020
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‘Wild Florida’ Adventures: One Last Leatherback
Leatherback sea turtles were on my mind as I pulled into Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge’s beach-side parking lot. My quest for nesting sea turtles to photograph for my Wild Florida book had begun several weeks prior, before summer settled in. I knew where to find Florida’s...
12 May, 2020
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‘Wild Florida’ Adventures – Banding Skimmers
It was still dark when we gathered in the small office. Dressed in long-pants and long-sleeves with steaming coffee mugs in hand and headlamps shining from our foreheads, we headed to the boat ramp. In an early morning daze, we talked in unnecessarily hushed tones...
11 April, 2020
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‘Wild Florida’ Adventures – A Stellar Start: Big Cypress National Preserve Artist-In-Residence
It was the new moon and it was dark, the type of blackness one never sees in the city. I squinted at the dirt road glowing in my headlights, hoping to spot a snake soaking in the last warmth of the day, or perhaps a...
21 March, 2020
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‘Wild Florida’ Adventures – Pet Armadillo?
I arrived at Jonathan Dickinson State Park with no real agenda. It had been the closest camping spot I could find to Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge where I intended to take pictures of sea turtles early the next morning for my forthcoming book Wild...
08 February, 2020
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