Pat’s Wildways: The Greenway in Summer

  By Pat-Foster Turley It took some news about ants crawling all over places on [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Getting Antsy

By Pat Foster-Turley July 21, 2022 Thanks to Bill Birdsong, with his eyes and camera [...]

Pat’s Wildways: Always Learning

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. July 14, 2022 Pat’s Wildways: Always Learning Whenever I travel internationally, [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Small World

By Pat Foster-Turley July 7, 2022 Southeast Asia is getting to feel too far away [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Backyard Barnyard

By Pat Foster-Turley June 30, 2022 During our early years in our home bordering a [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Retirement Home for Horses

By Pat Foster-Turley June 23, 2022 Like many girls, I grew up enamored with horses. [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Amelia River Cruising

By Pat Foster-Turley June 13, 2022 It’s good to be back again writing my columns [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Southern Forest World

By Pat-Foster Turley, Ph.D. May 5, 2022 Looks like this is my last new column [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Happening at the inlet – A look back

  By Pat Foster-Turley May 2022 First posted June 2021 Editor’s Note: We asked Pat [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Heirloom pecans disappearing

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. April 28, 2022 It seems like just yesterday I was roaming [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Leaping Lizards

By Pat-Foster-Turley Ph.D. April 21. 2022 It doesn’t take long for new north Florida residents [...]

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Good pond, bad pond

By Pat Foster-Turley April 14, 2022 It’s been a few weeks since I’ve given you [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Wisteria!

By Pat Foster-Turley March 31, 2022 With the changing of the seasons, I change the [...]

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Tour Bus troubles in downtown Fernandina Beach

Photos and Information By Pat Foster-Turley March 21, 2022 Editor’s Note:  Yesterday, Pat Foster-Turley, nature [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Silk Moth Cocoons

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. March 17, 2022 My friend Susan Gallion was taking care of [...]

Pat’s Wildways: Nature took its course

By Pat Foster-Turley March 10, 2022   Caption:  Two groups of feral cats at the [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Backyard fire

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. March 3, 2022 This is the time of year when I [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Day trip to Palatka

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 23, 2022                                                                                                                                         I’m not someone who enjoys driving—if I was [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Pond birds interactions

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 17, 2022   Well, I’m back from a vacation in [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Wildlife viewing from our seats in Costa Rica

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 10, 2022   Poor Bucko, with his bad leg, could [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Horses at the fort

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. January 20. 2022 Most days I take a drive through Fort [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Groups at the boat ramp

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. January 13, 2022 This isn’t the first time I’ve written about [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Wild dogs on Amelia Island

By Pat Foster-Turley January 6, 2022 Here on Amelia Island we have a few types [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Twelve Days of Amelia Island Christmas

By Pat Foster-Turley December 21, 2021 Twelve Days of Amelia Island Christmas On the first [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Small town Christmases

By Pat Foster Turley, Ph.D. December 16, 2021   While almost everyone I know was [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Dudley Farm Historic State Park

By Pat Foster-Turley Ph.D. December 9, 2021 The weather was beautiful, the three of us [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Atlantic Seafood Birds

By Pat Foster-Turley December 2, 2021 Caption: Black vultures pair-bond for life and are intelligent [...]

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Amelia Island revealed . . .

By Pat Foster-Turley November 27, 2021 Editor’s Note: Many of you know Pat Foster-Turley through [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Fall sights

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. November 25, 2021 Autumn is a beautiful time here on Amelia [...]

Pat’s Wildways: That time of year again

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. November 18, 2021   It’s that time of year again, the [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Gone but not forgotten

By Pat Foster-Turley Ph.D. November 11, 2021   Recently I’ve been browsing and rereading some [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Lost in Bigfoot Country

By Pat Foster-Turley Ph.D. November 4, 2021 I recently took a road trip to see [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Georgia fall crops

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. October 28, 2021 Fuju Persimmons are grown in more than 60 [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Heritage River Road in Autumn

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. October 21, 2021 It’s no secret that a favorite place that [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Happenings at the Inlet

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. October 14, 2021 Living in Fernandina Beach there are always unexpected [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Country Roads

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. October 7, 2021 I often write about short road trips emanating [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Visit Darien and Harris Neck

By Pat Foster Turley September 30, 2021   Sometimes Bucko and I just want to [...]

Pat’s Wildways: Cicadas and Lovebugs

By Pat Foster-Turley September 23, 2021   I’m sure most of you have heard the [...]

Pat’s Wildways: Leaping Lizards

Pat Foster Turley September 16, 2021 Many of you living here in Nassau County are [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Free-ranging chickens of the Keys

By Pat Foster-Turley September 9, 2021 I’m sure many of you have heard about the [...]

Pat’s Wildways: The Reef is Dead

Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. September 2, 2021 It’s been ages since I’ve snorkeled on a coral [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: “Nature Watching From the Porch”

By Pat Foster Turley, Ph.D. August 26, 2021 Pat’s Wildways:  Nature Watching from the Porch [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Gardening Trials and Tribulations

By Pat Foster-Turley August 19, 2021 Well, I keep trying to grow vegetables but long [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: One fine morning

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. August 12, 2021 My recent day started with a routine medical [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Exotic Invaders

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. August 5, 2021 Looks like its time again to post warnings [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

By Pat Foster-Turley Ph.D. July 29, 2021 It’s a bit far for a day trip [...]

Pat’s Wildways: Natural History Museum and more in Gainesville

By Pat Foster-Turley,  Ph.D. July 22, 2021 If you are looking for a cool way [...]

Pat’s Wildways: Closing a chapter

By Pat Foster-Turley Ph.D. July 15, 2021   I finally acknowledged to myself that my [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Fourth of July at “Our Beach”

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. July 8, 2021 Usually I avoid our beaches on the Fourth [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: A visit to the Ark

By Pat Foster Turley, Ph.D. July 1, 2021 For years now I’ve been hearing about [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: Best birthday ever!

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. June 24, 2021 It was that time of year again: my [...]

Pat’s Wildways: Nature at the Zoo

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. June 17, 2021   When you visit a zoo you expect [...]

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Pat’s Wildways: A Day at the Zoo

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. June 10, 2021 How many of you have been to the [...]

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“Pat’s Wildways: Rabbit trials and tribulations”

By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. June 3, 2021   Welcome loyal readers and new ones too. [...]

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