Mountain Hike and Botanical Gardens Day Trips

Today I was able to participate in a local event for the school children in the community called Ecofair. It was at the beautiful St. George Botanical Gardens and after we were done presenting, Romina and I explored around the gardens admiring the diverse flora and fauna. I was able to see another new bird for my life-list, the Bridled Quail-Dove, which makes it the 10th new species I've seen on the island. Yesterday the group went on a hike to an old lighthouse and I saw several Brown Boobies which was a very exciting find. Below are some pictures from the gardens today and the hike yesterday

You can always find me wearing binoculars and obnoxiously bright colors 😋

View of Ham's Bay from the top of the Lighthouse

The old lighthouse

The Bridled Quail-Dove

Starting something new

I had no intention of starting this blog. I actually was searching for internships when I ended up looking a another users blog and noticed I had a profile. Turns out my high school self had a blog with a total of three posts, clearly I have never been the best at keeping up with these kinds of things. Yet, I figure I can try again and document the adventures of my post-grad life as I try and pursue a career in biology.

I graduated from FSU last August and since I have worked in avian rehab at the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center in Tavernier, FL and now in sea turtle conservation as an intern for the USFWS at the Sandy Point NWR in St. Croix. I am mainly intending on doing short term jobs/internships until I go to grad school (very much undetermined when that will be) so this will be where I post my stories of all the adventures to come. Hip hip hooray