“There’s another new one!” Grabbing my camera, I run to the window and fire off a few photos before the bird zips away. “I’ve never seen a bird like that, it was so bright! I can’t wait to enter it into iNaturalist and show the others!” Bioblitz with a […]
Nature Stories
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We’re experiencing an interesting time with Covid-19 racing around the globe. We’re sheltering in place, social distancing, working from home, and adjusting to our “new normal” to stay healthy and protect those we love. While life is feeling a little stressful and uncertain, the persistence and steadiness of nature can […]
It’s a foggy early-September morning at Minneopa State Park. The dew on the grass glints in the sunlight as the area naturalist, Scott Kudelka, and I slowly approach a monarch butterfly that has landed on a Prairie Blazing Star. Quick as a wink Scott reaches forward with his net, swipes […]
One of the largest state parks in the United States, Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota, is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this year. I traveled to the park in June, and I was blown away by the beautiful landscapes and the abundance of wildlife that are […]
An important part of ensuring an ecosystem persists is understanding it and its components. So, in order to further our understanding of the Okefenokee Swamp ecosystem, researchers Dr. Kimberly Andrews and Master’s student Kristen Zemaitis from the University of Georgia, Odum School of Ecology, have set out to learn about one […]
Yesterday evening Lance and I saw a unique animal that neither of us had encountered before; a primarily-white deer! We were driving on Interstate 16 between Macon and Savannah, Georgia and noticed the deer in the trees along the edge of the road. We pulled over and snapped a few […]
What is the “Real” Florida? I recently visited Big Shoals State Park in northern Florida and at the entrance of the park a sign read “Welcome to the real Florida.” This phrase caught my attention. The word “real” was intriguing. It made me feel like I was getting an insider’s […]