WILD THINGS: RIDIN’ OUT THE STORM
I drove some equipment up to the Florida Keys Hawkwatch site at Curry Hammock State Park in Marathon the other day. It was officially...
WILD THINGS: CLAPPER RAILS: WHAT THE KEK?
I was up on No Name Key the other day, trying to find a reported rarity, when I heard it – the telltale kek.
I...
WILD THINGS: KEY WEST WILDLIFE COLUMN
Science cannot always explain what a bird is up to.
This came to mind the other day when I walked down the nature trail next...
WILD THINGS: ‘GRADY GRITS’ AND THE PERSISTENCE OF VISION
It had been a long, crazy week, and I spent most of Sunday on the couch. For a while I watched men ride bicycles...
WILD THINGS COLUMN: BLACK-NECKED STILTS OF THE KEYS
I can’t get over the length of black-necked stilts’ legs. They’re incredibly long in proportion to their body – hence the name. Your average...
WILD THINGS COLUMN: BIRDS AND PICTURES
It is hard to think about composition when taking a picture of a bird. So many elements are out of your control – foremost...
WILD THINGS: SHORT-TAILS & SHORT WALKS
I was walking my dog through the Meadows, thinking some very non-specific thoughts, when I heard the screaming. I had my suspicions about the...
WILD THINGS: STEPPING CAREFULLY AROUND THE MAINLAND
If you drive north into the rest of America, especially if you haven’t been there for a while, it can feel like surfacing in...
WILD THINGS: THE ROADS LESS TRAVELED
A small flock of magnificent frigatebirds chasing each other just above the power lines next to the Key West Golf Course was the first...
WILD THINGS:A LEAST TERN AND REDDISH EGRET TABLEAU
The interior of the 12-year-old Honda CR-V is well insulated, soundwise, but still, the raindrops thumping on the roof were loud. Ellen Westbrook and...
