Residents and visitors can help protect nesting sea turtles Sea turtle nesting season is officially underway in St. Johns County through Oct. 31. Residents, visitors, and businesses are asked to help protect natural sea turtle…
Photo by Mohammed Mirzai The rumored “gator sighting” at the Mizell retention pond a few months ago has now moved from Yeti-like myth to fact, and this time, the critter in question has taken up…
… can sometimes be appealing. Oddly, and counter-intuitively, you have to get up real close to find some beauty in these two birds. But yes, WOOD STORKS (THANKS TO ALL FOR THE CORRECTION) turkey vultures…
Every once in a while, we all need a drive down Scenic A1A on a warm sunny day … (right click for a larger image)
Plenty of activity in the pond beside the Tennis Facility.
By Doug and Barbara O’Connor On a warm Saturday afternoon in September, we were heading out to the pool for a swim. No sooner had we opened the glass slider, a sizable bird flew full…
St. Johns County Animal Control 904-209-6190 By Mohammed Mirzai Saturday evening, August 26th, about 6ish, I went to close the side garage door (I leave it open during the day for some air circulation in…
FP&L Restored Power shortly after 11am. A power cable connecting to a FP&L utility transformer at the Mizell Rd entrance to the Commodores Club suffered a malfunction at 8:44am this morning. The “live” cable fell…
The beauty of Marsh Creek is the diversity of wildlife. You go out chasing photos of heron and ducks, and then this big boy jumps across the street in all his magnificence. Ya just got…
By Robert Knowlton This pair a buck and young fawn, have been wandering around the Herons Nest Lane area for at least three weeks. The fawn clearly latched onto the buck, following him wherever…
St. Johns County Animal Control 904-209-6190 After leaving a voicemail for St. Johns County Animal Control, I imagined I had spoken into a Black Hole. The cynic in me whispered, “they’ll never respond”. An hour…
Around Marsh Creek, it always pays to have your smartphone handy when out for a walk or a bike ride. Yesterday, the Marsh Creek Avian Club held its morning meeting in the big pond at…
By Bob Knowlton While walking our dog Henry the other day, I noticed a male cardinal sitting on the ground atop a palm frond by the 14th green. As it took notice of neither Henry…
By Sharon Mirzai Aren’t we lucky to live in a community so generously blessed with such an abundance of diverse wildlife? Especially notable are the variety of birds that keep us entertained and mesmerized. As I…
Photos courtesy of John Martin and Nina Lafleur, from their Marshside Drive “sanctuary” this morning.