One of the best places on the east coast of the United States for bird photography is the Wild Bird Rookery at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm in Florida. Click on the video above and enjoy some of the incredible sights and sounds of the bird rookery. Hopefully […]
The Tri-colored herons at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Rookery are filled with character. It was early June and the first round of nestlings were getting larger and nearly ready to leave the nest. Like Curly, Moe and Larry of the Three Stooges, they sat squawking and squabbling. […]
The Wading Bird Rookery at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm is a wonderful place to get up and personal with nesting wildlife. When I had visited in early December, the marsh was a ghost town. With just the alligators hissing in the muddy waters, I thought that surely […]
Some of my favorite birds to watch are in the Heron and Egret family. With their elegant long necks, they are fascinating to watch as they use such stealth while they fish. As a fishing bird, they are quite skittish. They have the eye of an eagle, and […]
Man’s unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself. Ayn Rand
Humans are kind of story-propagating creatures. If you think of how we spend our days, think of all the time you spend on entertainment. How much of your entertainment centers around stories? Most pieces of music tell stories. Even hanging out with your friends, you talk, you tell […]
There are still a few places on the Florida eastern coast that allows you to drive on the beach. Crescent Beach just south of St. Augustine Beach is one of those places. With its wide open beach, particularly during low tide, and powder soft sand that squeaks […]
Crocodile Crossing at the St. Augustine, Florida Alligator Farm “Climb, Clip, Zip !” Heading south on I-95 South towards St. Augustine is a large billboard broadcasting ” Zip Lines Over the Alligator Pits! Come to the Alligator Farm and Zoological Park in St. Augustine Beach.” Well, you […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 