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Kyle Matera
Originally from New York, Kyle moved to Florida in 2007 to attend college on the Gulf Coast and has lived in Palm Beach County since 2011. He began birding casually in 2015, and it quickly grew into a full-fledged obsession. Over the past decade, he has become deeply familiar with Florida’s avifauna—especially in South Florida […]
John Groskopf
A true Floridian, John was born and has lived in Florida his entire life. While he has always been drawn to birds—his mother says his first word was “bird”—he began seriously birding in late 2017. Since then, he has traveled extensively throughout the peninsula, searching not only for Florida’s birds but also for the unique […]
Kenny Miller
Originally from Northeast Philadelphia, Kenny moved to South Florida with his family in 1993 and quickly fell in love with the state’s vast and diverse landscapes. He began birding seriously in 2012 and has since photographed and filmed more than 400 species in Florida. His extensive field experience has allowed him to lead private birding […]
Eliot VanOtteren
Eliot VanOtteren has called Glynn County on the Georgia coast home for nearly 20 years. Situated near the center of the state’s 100-mile coastline, it has served as the perfect base for exploring the region—whether wading through tidal salt marshes, carrying a scope along the beach, or paddling through dense river swamps. Drawn to the […]
Patrick Maurice
Patrick Maurice was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Wildlife Science in 2021. He credits his lifelong passion for birds to his mother—also a birder—who introduced him to the outdoors at an early age. One of Patrick’s earliest birding memories is seeing Georgia’s first […]
