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Nature and all things we can appreciate in photography.

10/21/2026

For the first time I've taken a photo of an Eastern Phoebe that was actually facing toward me.

10/18/2026

This poor soft shell turtle was being made fun of for looking like a melted turtle ontop of the giant lily pads at Bok Towers. Poor thing looked like it was just wanting to rest. Yes myself and my girlfriend also said it looked melted lol.

10/18/2026

Might not have been a bird day with the winds but the butterflies at Bok Tower seemed to be thriving. So many Monarchs among Zebra Longwings and Swallowtails.

10/17/2026

A few weekends ago I organized a bioblitz for my Florida Master Naturalist Program class on Freshwater Systems, a great Adult Education course offered by UF through their IFAS extensions. One of the group members found what we believe is a Striped Newt. This is an especially imperiled species in Florida that has a limited habitat to bodies of water known as ephemeral wetlands and fire maintained land that experience portions of drought and flood seasons due to the absence of fish. Their habitat like many others are affected by human decisions, development, leading to habitat loss.

These are things I'd only know due to my involvement in these courses and my love for nature. I highly recommend being a participant in these courses as they do help you get more involved in whats going on in your community.

10/14/2026

I know it is autumn when I have to have the everlasting brain fart as to if that is a Yellow Rumped Warbler or a Palm Warbler. Pretty sure it was a Palm Warbler doing goofy things in the grass.

09/27/2026

Did you know you could help your local pollinators just by picking a corner in your yard and just saying "eh, im gonna not mow that area." Well I did that and I have a wild beggartick garden! And boy does it get visitors.

Ocolo Skipper, Horace's Duskywing. Bonus non pollinator: Cotton Stainer bug. These guys may be pests for farmers but are a food source for spiders, birds, and other insects.

09/27/2026

Couple other finds today of the smaller varieties. A Marbled Grasshopper, Carolina Wren, Spotted-winged Grasshopper, and a Little Blue Dragonlet Female.

09/26/2026

Today was certainly a day for the Scrub Jays. Beautiful below 70* morning at Lyonia Preserve. This group of 5 scrub jays with one of their banded relatives foraged and explored around me while I sat on the ground for awhile just watching and photographing. Very refreshing morning and I can tell they're enjoying it too.

09/23/2026

Saturday and Sunday: October 10th and 11th I will be leading a Bioblitz at the Large Wetland at Lyonia Preserve. This will include dipnetting under a special use permit to see what we can find in the water.

This is a citizen science project that is both fun and useful as the data will be provided to Lyonia Environmental Staff and Land management to better understand this habitat.

All experience levels welcome! Registration is recommended.

See the links below for details. First link is Day 1 and second link is Day 2.

Wetland Bioblitz Day 1

Date: Oct 10 • 07:00

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wetland-bioblitz-day-1-tickets-2000727940127?aff=ebdsshother&utm_share_source=listing_android&sg=1c2a28defe1e1236618b2530a02b35fb8ffaac850c701692e21a2f0b3c1d6f00dcaa4c7e7f83869a01db0166e0aaf523ae4fd88a2b9ff1380e429ee73425af75562ff014056876d88999756a7922

Wetland Bioblitz Day 2

Date: Oct 11 • 07:00

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wetland-bioblitz-day-2-tickets-2000728402510?aff=ebdsshother&utm_share_source=listing_android&sg=1c2a28defe1e1236618b2530a02b35fb8ffaac850c701692e21a2f0b3c1d6f00dcaa4c7e7f83869a01db0166e0aaf523ae4fd88a2b9ff1380e429ee73425af75562ff014056876d88999756a7922

09/22/2026

A katydid enjoying the remains of a coneflower. All the Tupelo in the background made for some fun stripes in the bokeh on this photo.

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