WILD THINGS: WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PAINTED BUNTINGS
The name bunting comes from a Scottish word that basically means plump. That seems judgmental. If they are plump, they are pleasingly plump, and...
WILD THINGS: SOUTHERN SEADUCK REDUX
When I got there, Ellen Westbrook was standing on the South Roosevelt seawall with her binoculars up, staring out at the horizon, which was...
INVESTIGATORS INTERVIEW PERSONS OF INTEREST IN PELICAN STABBING
An investigation into a deadly pelican stabbing in Islamorada is ongoing as investigators have zeroed in on two persons of interest.
Leads and information have...
WILD THINGS: Drama in the distant treetops
Certain aspects of your life are hard to explain. For instance, I would not want to answer to a jury of my peers why...
WILD THINGS: NORTHERN GANNETS ARE THE POINTY-HEADED MOUTH-BREATHERS OF THE SEA
The wind was up, so it was likely to be “sporty” crossing the Northwest Channel, but as I cleared the anchorage behind Wisteria Island...
VOLUNTEERS SEEK SOLUTION FOR COUNTY’S HOMELESS CAT PROBLEM
For decades, Sharon Mahoney-Ellenwood has been working tirelessly through her nonprofit Casting for Cats to raise money with fishing tournaments and use the funds...
TASK FORCE TACKLES LOBSTER MINI-SEASON
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f you ever want a conversation to get heated on a community Facebook page, lob out this question: “Hey, do you think we should...
BLACKPOLL CONUNDRUM WARBLER SPOTTED KEY WEST
A male blackpoll warbler is easily identified by the black cap that makes it resemble Moe from the Three Stooges or, arguably, me, intermittently,...
WILD THINGS: THESE BIRDS ARE MESSING WITH ME
It’s not often that an animal messes with you just for the fun of it.
Stuart, my half pit bull, used to do it. If...
WILD THINGS: MIGRATING BIRDS, CIVIL WAR REENACTORS & DEAD POETS
Migration was over, at least officially, so a common yellowthroat shouldn’t have been in the seagrape, but there she was, flitting around as if...
