Dr. Blair Witherington is a scientist with Florida Fish & Wildlife with a profound knowledge of beach life and beachcombing. He is an active researcher of sea turtles and the author of many of my favorite books. Dawn Witherington is a very talented artist and devoted naturalist. Together they make a fabulous team, exploring and […]
Where do hatchling sea turtles go when they leave the nest? The short answer is: they swim like crazy far out to sea until they encounter lines of floating seaweed called Sargassum. That’s where they’ll hide, eat and grow. Once in the Sargassum, some species of young turtles may spend as much as a decade […]
Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com Sunday evening I settled onto the couch to fight off an attack of pollen allergies with extra rest and an arsenal of prescription and OTC drugs that could fill a grocery bag. I sat there channel surfing for a few minutes until I found the new Ken Burns series […]
Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. Last week I wrote about the upcoming 14th Annual International Sea-Bean Symposium and Beachcombers’ Festival and mentioned that I would introduce you to some of the interesting, knowledgeable and talented people you will see at the 2009 Festival on October 16th & 17th (just a few weeks away). Above […]
By David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com Florida wildlife photographer Jim Angy spends a lot of time with camera in-hand, observantly poking around in the Brevard County wilds looking for a perfect shot of who-knows-what. One of his favorite subjects is sea turtles. Egg laying season is the time sea turtles present a photo-op for land-based photographers. […]
Blair Witherington will be giving a presentation on the science of Florida beachcombing at Sanibel Island’s Ding Darling Education Center, located in the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Blair’s presentation is part of a 12 part series of Thursday afternoon lectures sponsored by the Ding Darling Wildlife Society, a nonprofit group that helps support the […]
