

Paddle Boarding in Gulf Shores/Orange Beach
The Gulf is a great place to paddle board but what to do when the weather doesnt lend favorable conditions. Up until the summer months...


Kayaking Orange Beach and Perdido
To finish up my three part series on Kayaking the Alabama Gulf Coast we will go just across the perdido pass and park underneath the...


Kayaking Gulf Shores
In this the second in a series of kayaking coastal Alabama we start on the Jeff Friend trail where a new kayak boat launch was just...


Monarchs in November
The Eastern Monarch migrates to the Alabama Gulf Coast mostly in the fall before launching off for a long flight that will land them for...


natural wood art
The shoreline of the Bon Secour is riddled with driftwood and dead tree root systems that make interesting shapes and seem to take on a...


A short distance from the Pines public boat launch
With a bit of an imagination the dead tree roots can take on a creature like life form of their own or perhaps an intrinsic art form if...


Red bellied woodpecker in the bon Secour national park
Not to be confused with the redheaded woodpecker which is actually a different species. Although more red will be found on the head than...


Colorful Fox Squirrel at Fort Morgan
This is the most beautiful and colorful fox squirrel that i have ever seen. I can only assume that he is an older fellow because of his...


Blue Heron nest at the Pines public boat launch on Bon Secour Bay
The Great Blue Heron builds its nest out of dead tree limbs and may keep homestead in the same location for many years. This nest is has...