Nature Blog Network

If you haven’t yet come to the conclusion that Florida is a hotbed of online nature enthusiasts (not to be confused with online naturist enthusiasts which is an entirely unrelated part of the world wide web for which there is little, if any, overlap) then I hope these networking posts allow you to come away with the impression that the Sunshine State is full of people that not o nly love to be out in the sunshine, but thankfully come home to write about it for us all to enjoy.

Part 1 (from a long time ago) and Part 2 (from last week) are also available for you perusal.  And if you are here looking for an online naturist community, well, your beef is clearly with Google and not me.

Florida's lone endemic bird, photo from wikipedia

Last week the theme was loosely based on flower or plant blogs, this week there is no such theme within a theme.  You can find a lovely spring mix of Florida-based nature blogs to remind you that the warm breezes and sunny days Floridians experience nearly year-round will soon be spreading into your neck of the woods.  Unless you live in the southern hemisphere, of course.  Then you’re out of luck.  Sorry.

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- If you’re like me you’re waiting for the arrival of Purple Martins with baited breath.  They’ve been making their way north a few miles at a time, but in Florida they’re already making plans for the next season and My Purple Martin Blog is the place to watch the show.

- If the average Joe had a nature blog, which i realize probably precludes him from being “average”, it would probably be something like Joe’s Adventures, where this Joe shares his nature photography and explorations of Florida wildlife.

- You can’t talk about Florida without mentioning its long and rightly famous shoreline.  Fortunately there are plenty of great blogs on the subject of Florida’s marine and coastal ecosystems.  Waternotes is one of the finest.

- Great photography is a hallmark of the best nature blogs, and Florida Nature Photography has some great stuff from professional photog Rich Leighton

-  Craig’s Birdwatching and Nature Blog is suggestive of the fine birdwatching to be had in Florida, one of the best places to look at birds in the United States.

- And specifically one of the best parts of Florida to look at birds is the southwest part of the state.  To get a taste of what makes it so great, be sure to drop in on Southwest Florida Birds and Wildlife Photo Walks.

- And in a similar vein, SW Florida Birder gives you the inside scoop on the hot birding around Fort Meyers, and as always, provides an opportunity to show off some great photos.

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So there you have it!  Florida in three easy posts!  But what about next week?

I’m following the spring north, with a look, again, at the Big Apple!  The city that never sleeps!  Old Yankeeton!  New York City!

Some time ago, I looked at NYC nature blogs and it’s high time I gave them their due again.  If you’re an NYC nature blogger who wants to be included, drop me a line at naswick (AT) gmail (DOT) com.   And if you’d like to suggest a topic of your own, please let me know!  I definitely need help!

Til next time!