Imagine you’re trying to find out where someone lives – someone who doesn’t want to be found. You might start by lurking around their favorite hangouts and getting a feel for their movement patterns. Once you spot them, you might follow them around, hoping they’ll lead you to their house. But they’re not as oblivious [...]
I carry a backpack, a flight bag (on days when we travel by helicopter to isolated populations), a camera bag, a spotting scope, and a tripod. All together, this weighs around 20 pounds. Ever wonder what it takes to study Cape Sable seaside sparrows in the Everglades? I can tell you that it takes [...]
Florida Field Tech Laura Young “What do you do for a living?” It’s a pretty common question to hear, now that I’m an adult (well, as “adult” as a 23-year-old can be). It naturally follows the other basics: name, age, location of birth… But it’s the “what do you do?” that I always [...]