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Learn about coyotes at Topsail Dec. 18

Family friendly slide show presentation teaches how to prevent negative encounters Saturday, Dec. 18 at 1:30 p.m. Once a symbol of the American Southwest, the amazingly adaptable coyote can now be found from Alaska to Panama.  Several live at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park.  Learn all about coyote behavior and how you can prevent negative encounters with the urbanized coyote at this family-friendly slideshow presentation. Park at the Day-Use area off Hwy 30A and take a short hike to the...

Little wren speaks with a big voice

Commonly found in Walton County, the Carolina wren is a bird with many voices By Jessica Basham, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission If you’ve ever wondered which bird sings the familiar, loud “doodalee, doodalee, doodalee” song, it is one of the most common backyard birds in Florida, the Carolina wren. The Carolina wren is a lively little bird that often fluffs itself into a puffy, round shape to appear larger than its 6- or 7-inch body. For its size,...

Happy Thanksgiving from Walton Outdoors

I Thank Thee For diamond-studded velvet Behind a silver moon For music of the nightwinds, A nightingale’s sweet tune – For whispering trees And darkening peace – I Thank Thee For mountains carved of sea pearls For clouds that shroud their heights For pristine air like nectar And ghostly northern lights For misty vales And secret dales – I Thank Thee. For firey fuchsia ribbons That stream across the sky For opalescent sunsets And mornings dipped in dye For mornings...

Learn all about sharks at Topsail Nov. 18

Learn how to stay safe in the water at presentation hosted by Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Thurs. Nov. 18 at 1:30 p.m. Florida leads the nation in shark bites.  Find out more about the sharks that are found in Florida and how to stay safe in the water at this slide show presentation at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park. Meet at the Day-Use parking area on Hwy 30A to take a short hike to the clubhouse.  $6.00 entry admission per vehicle into the...

Choctawhatchee Bay sunset with a twist

Strange patterns in the sky defy explanation Could it by a contrail? A military special operation smoke screen test or a just a fluke of nature? These two sunset photos were taken from the Choctawhatchee Bay along the Clyde B Wells bridge on Nov. 13 looking southwest. A close up of shows some unusual patterns....

Fall sunsets in South Walton

Fall brings extraordinary sunsets along our waterways Above: The Clyde B. Wells bridge across the Choctawhatchee Bay appears to be aglow from the setting sun on Nov. 10. Kerri Price of Santa Rosa Beach shared this beautiful photo taken from the Southwest side of the bridge. Thank you sharing Kerri! Below: Jamie Conley of Inlet Beach captured the setting sun lighting up the sky along a South Walton Beach on Nov. 4. Thank you for sharing Jamie!...