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Years of wildlife education have led me to this:• stupid pink bird with a spoon bill• stupid golf ball with spikes and g...
07/28/2026

Years of wildlife education have led me to this:

• stupid pink bird with a spoon bill

• stupid golf ball with spikes and googly eyes

• stupid orange boy

In honor of Jimothy 🦝 Found this little buddy at Hilton Head!
07/22/2026

In honor of Jimothy 🦝

Found this little buddy at Hilton Head!

Happy Earth Day 🌎Turns out “helping with conservation” sometimes looks likefinding the one and only box turtle of the da...
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day 🌎

Turns out “helping with conservation” sometimes looks like
finding the one and only box turtle of the day…
and getting way too excited about it.

And noticing the tiny things like a little snake most people would walk right past.

Citizen science is one of the coolest ways to get involved in conservation, real data, real impact, and a chance to actually contribute to understanding the ecosystems around you.

You might’ve heard me talk about citizen science if you came on a boat with me when I was a marine naturalist, using resources like to track humpbacks.

You don’t need to be a researcher.
You just need curiosity…
and a willingness to slow down and pay attention.

Small moments like this are where it starts.

Note: this was done under permits and with trained supervision. Wildlife was handled briefly, safely, and released exactly where it was found.

See you next time, from the wild. 🌿





Happy Earth Day 🌎Turns out helping with conservation sometimes looks likefinding the one and only box turtle of the day…...
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day 🌎

Turns out helping with conservation sometimes looks like
finding the one and only box turtle of the day…
and getting way too excited about it.

And noticing the tiny things, like a little snake most people would walk right past.

Citizen science is one of the coolest ways to get involved in conservation real data, real impact, and a chance to actually contribute to understanding the ecosystems around you. You might’ve heard me talk about citizen science before if you came on a whale watching boat with me when I worked as a marine naturalist, using a resource from to track individual humpback whales.

You don’t need to be a researcher.
You just need curiosity…
and a willingness to slow down and pay attention.

Small moments like this are where it starts.

Note: this was done under permits and with trained supervision. Wildlife was handled briefly, safely, and released exactly where it was found.

See you next time, from the wild. 🌿

04/09/2026

Stillness is part of the strategy.

Alligators don’t chase often, they wait.
Built for ambush, they rely on patience, timing, and efficiency to survive.

Moments like this can look calm… but they’re anything but inactive.

In ecosystems like this, every movement matters, even when you don’t see it.

See you next time, from the wild. 🐊





04/01/2026

Spanish moss is one of those plants that feels like a whole personality.

But the name? Slightly misleading.

It’s not Spanish… and it’s not even moss.

The name came from French explorers, who thought it looked like the long beards of Spanish conquistadors (okay).

But Indigenous communities had a much better name for it: “tree hair.”

Which, yeah. That’s exactly what this is.

It’s actually an air plant, meaning it doesn’t take anything from the trees it grows on. It just uses them for structure, pulling moisture and nutrients from the air and rain instead.

And while it’s just… vibing up there, it’s also creating habitat—shelter for insects, birds, and small wildlife tucked into all those strands.

The more time I spend in ecosystems that aren’t my own, the more I think about how names shape what we notice, and how much knowledge existed long before things were renamed.

As someone who grew up on the West Coast, being here is a reminder to stay curious, stay respectful, and pay attention to what’s already been understood for a long time.

See you next time, from the wild. 🌿





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