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...
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...
“New” seems to be a relative term in England and in the case of the New Forest, “new” dates back to 1079 when newly arrived William the Conqueror designated the land as a royal forest for his deer hunts. As a non-Brit, 1079 sounded ancient...
After Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America, we now head to South America for the next continent in this exploration of nature around the world series…Immersed and adrift in the Galápagos’ Humboldt Current, I gazed through my snorkel mask at a blanket of water...
Dreams of pink rattlesnakes are fulfilled on a rim-to-rim hike in the Grand Canyon for my last week in North America on my blog exploration of nature on the seven continents. If you've missed the journey to date, check out recent posts from Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe.A tree...