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Archive for St Marks Wildlife refuge

 April 12, 2016

Treasures Of The Forgotten Coast

Tucked into the crook of the Florida Panhandle on the Gulf of Mexico, a two-lane highway meanders along 130 miles of laid-back coastal Old Florida. This is the Forgotten Coast, an area of small fishing towns, pristine wilderness, and rustic beauty. Here, southern accents are as thick as the Spanish moss dripping from the cypress […]

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Categories : Florida, Travel
Tags : Apalachicola, Ochlockonee River State Park, St Marks Wildlife refuge, St. George Island, Wakulla Springs State Park
 April 10, 2014

The Elusive Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

When I met Eric, I wasn’t a birder. I liked birds, but at best could only pick robins, jays, and crows out of a crowd. Over the past 16 years, under Eric’s patient tutelage, I’ve added to my repertoire, bird by bird. I love looking at birds close-up through binoculars and seeing just how beautiful […]

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Categories : Florida, Travel
Tags : Newport Campground, Ochlockonee River State Park, red cockaded woodpecker, St Marks Wildlife refuge, St. Marks river

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