Milky Way, Southern Cross, Pointers, and Coalsack Nebula
Arno Bay, South Australia

Living in a well-populated place like Florida, I sometimes forget just how jaw-droppingly spectacular a dark, star-filled sky can be. In its more remote corners, Florida has decent star viewing. You can...

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White Ibis heading for roost at sunset
Paurotis Pond
Everglades National Park, Florida

I was eating dinner beside Paurotis Pond when wave after wave of white ibis began flying in from the north, heading for their overnight roosting area. The sun was near the horizon, obscured by clouds....

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Lightning Paloozafest
Badlands National Park, South Dakota

It was two hours away when I first spotted it on radar — a swift squall line south of Rapid City, moving down from the Black Hills and out onto the plains. Hoping it would hold together, I waited...

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