A lifelong naturalist, birds were the first animals to capture my interest, but over the decades I have expanded my interests to butterflies, dragonflies, and now nearly all living things. One personal project that I have undertaken is identifying all the (macroscopic) living things in my suburban backyard. I have found over 1,200, and still adding to that list. I have worked as a professional naturalist and travelled extensively throughout the lower 48 United States. Born and raised in Ohio, I now call North Carolina home.