Many of us have been near Bald Eagles in captivity. That can be breathtaking under the right circumstances. Few things have compared to encountering wild Bald Eagles in close proximity in my life except maybe a wild bear encounter. You immediately come to understand that they are well equipped to do extraordinary amounts of damageContinue reading “Species Spotlight: Bald Eagle; Undisputed Ruler of the Air In These Parts”
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Species Spotlight: Snowy Egret; Graceful Predator
There are many things about wildlife photography that I find fascinating and uplifting and I have written about a fair number of them. One that deserves a brief comment is that as I photograph species, I learn about them. I take the time to learn the identifying characteristics, what makes a male and female different,Continue reading “Species Spotlight: Snowy Egret; Graceful Predator”
Spring Renewal
I am not an advocate of New Year’s resolutions. I understand the desire to make them for sure. New Year, new you. I get that. However, real change takes time. Old habits take time to break and new habits take time to form. Dietary changes are difficult, Waking earlier for any reason much less anContinue reading “Spring Renewal”
All Creatures Great and Small
A discussion about moral injury and its impact on first responders and members of the military. Prior to going to work in the field of first responder wellness, I had never even heard of the term of moral injury. If someone had spoken it in my presence, I’m certain I would have taken an educatedContinue reading “All Creatures Great and Small”
The Need For Reset
As I step out of the truck, the air is a crisp 33 degrees. There is no traffic noise. Just the sound of a light breeze in the palmettos. It is just after sunrise in the Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge and there is a lot going on here already. My boots crunch on theContinue reading “The Need For Reset”
Yes Part II
To say that I was a little out of my comfort zone by enrolling in a public safety communications operator academy would be equivalent to saying that the eagle in the photo above resembles a hummingbird. I wasn’t a little out of my comfort zone. I was in a different zone altogether. In this zone,Continue reading “Yes Part II”
Yes
After a career working for a lot of people who made it their business to reflexively say no, part way through my supervisory career I made the conscious decision to try to say “Yes” to every reasonable request. This meant several things: First it meant that I was forced to carefully consider the proposition beforeContinue reading “Yes”
The Real Thin Blue Line
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and for the last twenty four hours I’ve been mulling over something. For about the last decade I have read and watched the press and pundits talk about the thin blue line. While not all portray it in the following manner, most have framed the thin blue line in exactlyContinue reading “The Real Thin Blue Line”
On Beyond Blue 