Lake Jackson has some of Leon County’s top birding hot spots. Some of the lake’s most diehard bird watchers show us why.
bird watching
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EcoAdventuresFloridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreRivers and StreamsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
The Wakulla Springs Wildlife Survey- a decades long look
We tag along for a Wakulla Springs Wildlife Survey, and the volunteer surveyors share decades of wildlife photos from the spring.
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Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresEcology in Art & LiteratureWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Bird Watching & Nature Writing: Susan Cerulean at Bald Point
We go to Bald Point with author Susan Cerulean to view migratory shorebirds. We discuss nature writing and the Forgotten Coast’s barrier islands.
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EcoAdventuresWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Video: Wildlife Watching at the St. Marks Refuge
People no longer go bird watching, they go wildlife watching. At the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, the birds are still spectacular, but you can’t ignore deer, snakes, cute little cotton rats, and tons of alligators.
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EcoAdventuresWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Who’s that bird? Nature Viewing app review
We review a free app that lets you identify birds, butterflies, and wildflowers along the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife trail. Our in depth look offer tips and tricks to help you figure out what birds you’re seeing on the trails, along the coast, and in your backyard.
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Want to know where some of the cool animals are in the Saint Marks Wildlife Refuge? Check out our map. Want to know when the best time to see them is? That depends on the sun and moon.
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EcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and Streams
Video: Kayaking and Canoeing the Wacissa with the Green Guides
In this video of our latest EcoAdventure down the Wacissa, someone made a comment that, a month after we taped it, has biologists, DEP officials, and Green Guides aiding us on a quest to understand where all the limpkins at Wakulla Springs went.
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EcoAdventuresEcology in Art & LiteratureWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Paint Every Feather
Part two of our Green Guide EcoAdventure takes us down the Wacissa River. One of our Guides was George Weymouth, a painter, sculptor, and arrowhead maker with an intense eye for detail. Watch this web exclusive video to see how he plucks a scene from his memory and layers on feathers, scales, and ripples.