I was kayaking along the Silver River in Central Florida when I ran into 100s of wild monkey along the shore line. I spent the rest of the afternoon photographing and filming them. Read more about the wild monkey along the Silver River in Florida.
Florida Scrub Jay Facts Scientific Name: Aphelocoma coerulescens Spanish Name: Chara Floridana French Name: Geai à gorge blanche Family: Jays, Magpies and Crows A unique bird species only to the state of Florida of 2 million years and is possibly an ancestor of the Woodhouse’s scrub jay The Florida Scrub Jay is popular to birders…
I run into Florida softshell turtles all the time while hiking in Florida. They have a strange looking nose and I’m almost always stepping over them as they lay eggs along my hiking trail. I shot this video recently while out along the St Johns River in Florida and the photos below were taken last…
American Bison Facts American bison and wild horses can be found at the Payne’s Prairie Preserve State Park in Gainesville, Florida. In 1975, there was a herd of about 50-70 bison, which were from a group of 10 descendants that were released into Payne’s Prairie. They’re originally from Florida before the Spanish arrived, which drove…
To me, the white ibis is one of the strangest birds I’ve ever seen. Living in Orlando, I see quite a few as I’m between 2 lakes. I walked outside my apt yesterday to find 1 single ibis walking around a small area that was just mowed. I happen to have my new camera with…
Gopher Tortoise Rescue & Release I’m currently taking courses through the University of Florida to get my Advanced Florida Master Naturalist Certification and I was in my Environmental Interpretation class. We got a call from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that they were going to bring a rescued gopher tortoise to us so…
My Experience My first hike at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park along the La Chua trail placed me directly in front of a herd of Florida Cracker Horse. I’d been told that they are sometimes hard to spot along the trail because they are never in the same place for very long, but early that…
My Experience With Bobcat I have a favorite local spot where I film all sorts of wildlife including bobcat so I wanted to put together a bobcat facts article. I see them often during the month of December because it’s mating season for them. Often, I run into them while they are hunting so I…
My Experience With Alligators I spent part of my life living in Florida and I currently visit a number of times a year hiking there. Almost every time I’ve been out, I’ve run into an alligator. Only once have I had a gator crawl up to me and that was a very young one that…
My Experience With Black Bear In Shenandoah National Park I’m in Shenandoah National Park every week to hike the trails and film wildlife I run into. I see black bear quite often along Skyline Drive as well as the hiking trails I’m on. They are very hard to spot as they blend right into the…
My Experience With Raccoons I see raccoons almost every time I’m hiking in Florida. I once ran into a raccoon mom and her 4 babies along the trails rooting for food. The trail I was on was a long one and on both sides there was swamp water filled with alligators so I had no…
We all see mallard ducks whether its at a local park, pond, lake or river. I hike quite often along the Potomac River in Virginia and see them all the time. I realized I didn’t know enough about them and wanted to pass on some facts to my readers. The main photo was a male…
The bald eagle is my favorite bird to film so I visited the Audubon Center For Birds of Prey to learn more about bald eagle facts. I hike along a number of rivers to film wildlife so I’m always seeing them either up in trees or diving into the river hunting for fish. Their nests…
I’ve seen a number of photos of the hooded merganser online but until recently, hadn’t seen one in the wild. I was hiking around Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, VA when I saw one out in the marsh. I spent about an hour watching a male and female clean themselves and filmed them both. These…
When I first started hiking around the Potomac River in Virginia is when I first started to notice the red winged blackbird. At first, I thought it was some type of Oriole because of how fast he flew by me and I’ll I saw was orange and black on it. I happened to be out…
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