It’s shorebird nesting season again, so when you visit the beach between May and July you are likely to see lots of birds on the beach. Some areas may be marked as bird nesting zones and humans are asked to keep clear so as not to frighten the birds off of their nests. The noisiest […]
Snake in the Grass: An Everglades Invasion: A Book Review I’ve been hearing about pythons taking over the Florida Everglades long enough to immediately want a copy of this brand new book by Larry Perez. Who is Perez? He’s a Miami naturalist who has worked as a ranger for Biscayne and Everglades National Parks. This […]
There are those cherished individuals who make life better for other people, and there are those unfortunate individuals who make life more difficult for those around them. These two current news stories illustrate this perfectly. Juanita Schultz, an elderly Englewood beachfront homeowner, is known to call law enforcement to chase beachgoers off her beach, […]
This is a dramatic video filmed by Gerd Traue that has attracted over 3,000,000 views on YouTube in the last few weeks. On March 5, 2012, a pod of about 30 dolphins beached themselves at Arraial do Cabo, Brazil. The local people wanted to save them, so pulled them all back into the water. It […]
Here’s a beautiful photo of a Portuguese Man-of-War jellyfish taken and shared by Nondas Hebda. It washed up on New Smyrna Beach near the Flagler Avenue beach access. Spring often brings strong easterly winds for extended periods of time, which blows many of the inhabitants of the Gulf Stream and the Sargassum Sea onto Florida’s […]
When was the last time you saw fried mullet offered on a seafood restaurant menu? Or on any restaurant menu? It’s often dismissed as too much of an acquired taste to include on the menu. Beer is pretty much an acquired taste too, but it always seems to be on the menu. So I don’t […]
On Monday I published a post about kiteboarder Jason Lasser and his unexpected encounter with a Spinner shark in Palm Beach Inlet. This was the result of the encounter: After having his foot surgically repaired, and after having a few days to think about what happened and examine the damage to his kiteboard, Jason has […]
I get lots of email from people who encounter various potentially dangerous marine life. Today I got an email from Jason Lasser, who was kiteboarding yesterday in South Florida and found his foot in contact with the mouth of a Spinner shark. Jason had “…just started a downwinder from Singer Island, crossing the Palm Beach […]
I’ve just created a video review of some products that I think will be very helpful to anyone who plays in the sea or to any first responders who encounter marine envenomations and punture wounds from marine animals. These First-Aid Kits and other products are designed to have everything you might need to treat an […]
To most people, beach plants are just an obstacle to walk around on the way to the water. But they do serve a purpose. Many purposes, in fact. Beach plants are specially adapted to live in the hot, dry, salty environment of the upper beach and dune. But development of Florida’s has decimated beach plant […]
