Author Archives: Pat Foster-Turley
Pat’s Wildways: The Greenway in Summer
By Pat-Foster Turley It took some news about ants crawling all over places on [...]
Jul
Pat’s Wildways: Getting Antsy
By Pat Foster-Turley July 21, 2022 Thanks to Bill Birdsong, with his eyes and camera [...]
Jul
Pat’s Wildways: Always Learning
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. July 14, 2022 Pat’s Wildways: Always Learning Whenever I travel internationally, [...]
Jul
Pat’s Wildways: Small World
By Pat Foster-Turley July 7, 2022 Southeast Asia is getting to feel too far away [...]
Jul
Pat’s Wildways: Backyard Barnyard
By Pat Foster-Turley June 30, 2022 During our early years in our home bordering a [...]
Jun
Pat’s Wildways: Retirement Home for Horses
By Pat Foster-Turley June 23, 2022 Like many girls, I grew up enamored with horses. [...]
Jun
Pat’s Wildways: Amelia River Cruising
By Pat Foster-Turley June 13, 2022 It’s good to be back again writing my columns [...]
Jun
Pat’s Wildways: Southern Forest World
By Pat-Foster Turley, Ph.D. May 5, 2022 Looks like this is my last new column [...]
May
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 [...]
May
Pat’s Wildways: Heirloom pecans disappearing
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. April 28, 2022 It seems like just yesterday I was roaming [...]
Apr
Pat’s Wildways: Leaping Lizards
By Pat-Foster-Turley Ph.D. April 21. 2022 It doesn’t take long for new north Florida residents [...]
Apr
Good pond, bad pond
By Pat Foster-Turley April 14, 2022 It’s been a few weeks since I’ve given you [...]
Apr
Pat’s Wildways: Wisteria!
By Pat Foster-Turley March 31, 2022 With the changing of the seasons, I change the [...]
Mar
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 [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: Silk Moth Cocoons
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. March 17, 2022 My friend Susan Gallion was taking care of [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: Nature took its course
By Pat Foster-Turley March 10, 2022 Caption: Two groups of feral cats at the [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: Backyard fire
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. March 3, 2022 This is the time of year when I [...]
Mar
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 [...]
Feb
Pat’s Wildways: Pond birds interactions
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 17, 2022 Well, I’m back from a vacation in [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
Pat’s Wildways: Horses at the fort
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. January 20. 2022 Most days I take a drive through Fort [...]
Jan
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 [...]
Jan
Pat’s Wildways: Wild dogs on Amelia Island
By Pat Foster-Turley January 6, 2022 Here on Amelia Island we have a few types [...]
Jan
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 [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Small town Christmases
By Pat Foster Turley, Ph.D. December 16, 2021 While almost everyone I know was [...]
Dec
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 [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Atlantic Seafood Birds
By Pat Foster-Turley December 2, 2021 Caption: Black vultures pair-bond for life and are intelligent [...]
Dec
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Pat Foster-Turley November 27, 2021 Editor’s Note: Many of you know Pat Foster-Turley through [...]
Nov
Pat’s Wildways: Fall sights
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. November 25, 2021 Autumn is a beautiful time here on Amelia [...]
Nov
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 [...]
Nov
Pat’s Wildways: Gone but not forgotten
By Pat Foster-Turley Ph.D. November 11, 2021 Recently I’ve been browsing and rereading some [...]
Nov
Pat’s Wildways: Lost in Bigfoot Country
By Pat Foster-Turley Ph.D. November 4, 2021 I recently took a road trip to see [...]
Nov
Pat’s Wildways: Georgia fall crops
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. October 28, 2021 Fuju Persimmons are grown in more than 60 [...]
Oct
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 [...]
Oct
Pat’s Wildways: Happenings at the Inlet
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. October 14, 2021 Living in Fernandina Beach there are always unexpected [...]
Oct
Pat’s Wildways: Country Roads
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. October 7, 2021 I often write about short road trips emanating [...]
Oct
Pat’s Wildways: Visit Darien and Harris Neck
By Pat Foster Turley September 30, 2021 Sometimes Bucko and I just want to [...]
Sep
Pat’s Wildways: Cicadas and Lovebugs
By Pat Foster-Turley September 23, 2021 I’m sure most of you have heard the [...]
Sep
Pat’s Wildways: Leaping Lizards
Pat Foster Turley September 16, 2021 Many of you living here in Nassau County are [...]
Sep
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 [...]
Sep
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 [...]
Sep
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 [...]
Aug
Pat’s Wildways: Gardening Trials and Tribulations
By Pat Foster-Turley August 19, 2021 Well, I keep trying to grow vegetables but long [...]
Aug
Pat’s Wildways: One fine morning
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. August 12, 2021 My recent day started with a routine medical [...]
Aug
Pat’s Wildways: Exotic Invaders
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. August 5, 2021 Looks like its time again to post warnings [...]
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 [...]
Jul
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 [...]
Jul
Pat’s Wildways: Closing a chapter
By Pat Foster-Turley Ph.D. July 15, 2021 I finally acknowledged to myself that my [...]
Jul
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 [...]
Jul
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 [...]
Jul
Pat’s Wildways: Best birthday ever!
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. June 24, 2021 It was that time of year again: my [...]
Jun
Pat’s Wildways: Nature at the Zoo
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. June 17, 2021 When you visit a zoo you expect [...]
Jun
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 [...]
Jun
“Pat’s Wildways: Rabbit trials and tribulations”
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. June 3, 2021 Welcome loyal readers and new ones too. [...]
Jun