10/21/2025
Another absolutely fantastic day trip to St. Marks and St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuges this past Saturday to search for Eagles and Monarch Butterflies! Although we didn't see any Eagles, this Osprey put on a show for us, and thankfully, I was able to hold my big lens long enough to get it taking off from the perch. The butterflies are at St. Marks, but not in huge numbers. Hopefully, the cold front that's just moved through will bring them this way in larger numbers. Overall, though, a fantastic shooting day - glorious weather, lots of different bird species, some deer, several varieties of butterflies, and a couple of nice-sized gators. If you've not been down to the refuge and live in the area, you should go down and enjoy some wildlife and salt air!