Parks & Nature Connection
Parks & Nature Connection – a monthly series learning about Florida’s awesome flora and fauna! What I love about my job as a Recreation Program Specialist is connecting people to […]
Visiting Orlando Wetlands
A two-hour drive across the state led to Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, FL. I can sum this area up as a mixture between Wildlife Drive in Apoka and Circle […]
Revisiting Crystal River Preserve State Park
Revisiting Crystal River Preserve State Park It’s been a busy couple of weeks, and taking some time to be in nature was much needed, and I got to do that […]
The Snag
A long time ago, the oak tree in our backyard was dying of an unknown disease. I talked my husband into not cutting it down because it would make an […]
Great Backyard Bird Count
February 12th through the 15th, The Great Backyard Bird Count was in full swing and what I thought was so remarkable is this happens all over the world- the world […]
Revisiting Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
Every time I visit places like these, I always think of how I would create ‘self-learning projects.’ At Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, I would study and research as many water […]
Revisiting the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
Since my hours were drastically lowered at my part-time job, I took that opportunity to explore familiar locations and adventured on a couple of new ones. First stop- Lower Suwannee […]
Here Birdie, Birdie!
During a recent visit to Green Swamp in Sumter County, I concluded that birds tend to drive me bonkers, especially the little ones. It’s hard enough to id birds by […]
Brooker Creek Nature Preserve and Educational Center
While waiting for *low tide to come back around in my area that doesn’t collide with my work schedule, my husband and I went on a date. The location, just […]
Front-yard Birding
We all heard of backyard birding, but what about front-yard birding? Various birds visit our front yard every season, like hawks, sandhill cranes, warblers, chickadees, crows, doves, cardinals, phoebes, and […]
Birds of the Estuaries
Birds of the Estuaries There’s nothing quite like bird watching when there are so many species gathered all in one place! Many Florida coastal birds use these estuarine habitats as […]
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