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    Shorebirds in the Misty Morning | Surveying the St. Marks Refuge

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas December 15, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas December 15, 2020

    We start our day before sunrise at the Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Here, we …

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  • Ecology in Art & LiteratureFlorida's CoastsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Susan Cerulean’s New Book: I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 13, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 13, 2020

    We go to Bald Point to talk to Susan Cerulean about her new book, a …

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  • Swamps and other WetlandsThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Jim and Tara’s Wood Stork Rookery | A Backyard Swamp Adventure

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 30, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 30, 2019

    A married couple buys the swamp behind their house to manage it as a preserve. …

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  • LakesWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Lake Elberta and the Seasonality of Birds in Tallahassee

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 28, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 28, 2019

    Lake Elberta attracts a wealth of birds, from wood storks to migratory ducks and birds. …

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    Lake Elberta Park | A Tallahassee Bird Watching Oasis

    by Peter Kleinhenz January 23, 2019
    by Peter Kleinhenz January 23, 2019

    We are one week away from unveiling the WFSU EcoCitizen Project.  Before we do, let’s …

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    Shorebird Watching at Alligator Point’s Phipps Preserve

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas December 13, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas December 13, 2018

    We head to the John S. Phipps Preserve on Alligator Point at the start of …

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  • Florida's CoastsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Banding Snowy Plover Chicks at Deer Lake State Park

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 17, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 17, 2018

    We watch two snowy plover chicks get banded at Deer Lake. Shorebird banding has uncovered …

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  • Wildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    The Snowy Plover Factory | Visiting Shorebirds on St. Joseph Peninsula

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 30, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 30, 2018

    We head to the “snowy plover factory” on St. Joseph Peninsula. North Florida’s well protected, …

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  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Red Cockaded Woodpeckers and Fire in the Red Hills

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 31, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 31, 2016

    Jim Cox bands a seven day old red cockaded woodpecker and takes a group of …

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    Behind the Scenes at the Saint Marks Whooping Crane Pen

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 21, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 21, 2016

    Operation Migration’s Brooke Pennypacker takes us to the whooping crane pen at the St. Marks …

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iNaturalist became a part of the WFSU Ecology Blog during the EcoCitizen Project in 2019.  Since then, we’ve used it to help identify the many plants and animals we see on our shoots.  And on the Backyard Blog, we show how it can be used to identify weeds and garden insects, to help figure out what’s beneficial or a possible pest.  Below is the iNaturalist profile belonging to WFSU Ecology producer Rob Diaz de Villegas.

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The WFSU Ecology Blog
  • Home
    • About
    • EcoAdventures
      • Kayak and Canoe Adventures
      • Hiking
      • Wildlife Watching
    • Observations From the Field
      • White Pelicans Visit Dr. Charles L. Evans Pond in Tallahassee
      • An April Walk at Ochlockonee River WMA
      • Nesting Raptors at Honeymoon Island State Park
    • WFSU Public Media Home
  • Documentaries
    • Secrets of the Seep: A Voyage into the Mysteries of Ocean Carbon
    • Finding the First Floridians: Underwater Archeologists Uncover Florida’s Prehistory
    • In Their Words: Black Legacy Communities in North Florida
    • EcoCitizen Show | Seasons in South Tallahassee
    • Red Wolf Family Celebrates First Year at the Tallahassee Museum
    • Roaming the Red Hills
    • Oyster Doctors
    • Testing the Ecology of Fear
    • EcoShakespeare
    • Stories from the Apalachicola
    • Classic WFSU Ecology Documentaries
  • Habitats
    • Estuaries
      • Oyster Reef
        • The Effects of Predators and Fear on Oyster Reefs
        • Apalachicola Oyster Research
        • Animal Species in a North Florida Intertidal Oyster Reef
        • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef
      • Salt Marsh
        • In the Grass- Salt Marsh Biodiversity Study
        • Plants and Animals of a North Florida Salt Marsh
        • Salt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass
      • Seagrass Bed
        • Predatory Snails, and Prey, of the Bay Mouth Bar Seagrass Beds
      • In the Grass, On the Reef Glossary
    • Waterways Big and Small
      • Aucilla/ Wacissa Watershed
      • Apalachicola Basin
        • Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines | Virtual Field Trip
        • The Age of Nature Screening & Discussion | The Future of the Apalachicola
        • Apalachicola River and Bay
        • Apalachicola RiverTrek | Kayaking, Camping, & Hiking the River Basin
    • Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology
  • Backyard Habitat
    • Backyard Blog
      • My Year in Bugs: the 2022 Backyard Blog
      • Backyard Ecology Blog | 2021
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    • Backyard Flora and Fauna
      • Bees of North Florida and South Georgia
      • Wasps of North Florida: The Bad, the Ugly, and the (yes, really) Good
      • The Seasonality of Bees (and Bee Plants) in North Florida
      • Woody Vines of North Florida
      • Flies of North Florida are More Diverse than You’d Think
      • The Case for Weeds, Our Unsung Florida Native Plants
      • Devil’s Walkingstick: Your New Favorite Thorny Pollinator Plant?
      • Florida Native Milkweed | Tips for Growing Your Monarch Friendly Garden
      • Mistletoe | A Parasite for the Holidays (But Maybe We Like it Anyway?)
    • Florida Friendly Seasonal Planting Guide
    • Pollinator and Gardening Posts
    • Gardening Web Resources