As the staff Network Photographer at National Audubon Society, I photograph throughout the "Audubon Network", which consists of 18 state offices, 32 nature centers, 23 sanctuaries and 500+ chapters across North and South America. I document the non-profit's habitat conservation and restoration work, climate policy and advocacy, science research, community education programs, partnerships, and nature and wildlife. I also photograph feature stories, portraits and more for our quarterly editorially independent Audubon Magazine.
I'm passionate about equitable coverage that tells a holistic story of fighting climate change and conservation throughout a diverse range of communities. I'm also interested in the human stories at Audubon and how people connect with the natural world on a personal level.
National Audubon Society Senior Director of Climate and Community Science, Brooke Bateman, conducts a Winter Climate Watch survey on February 15, 2024 in Stony Brook, New York. Climate Watch volunteers collect data which Audubon scientists use to document how birds respond to climate change and shift their ranges. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Spartina alterniflora at Irish Grove Sanctuary in Marion Station, Maryland on June 11, 2024. The sanctuary is on the Delmarva peninsula, an important habitat region for the Saltmarsh Sparrow, supporting thirty-nine percent of the global breeding population, which Audubon Mid-Atlantic is working to protect and restore. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Author and scientist, Carl Safina, in Setauket, New York on October 2, 2023. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
A student from Friends Academy collects Spartina alterniflora at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park, New York on October 24, 2023. Audubon conducted the seed collection with students under parks permit #23-0678 to restore the health of the Sunken Meadow marsh and ensure its resilience to sea level rise. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Molly Adams (right), Founder of Feminist Bird Club and co-author of “Birding for a Better World”, with members of Feminist Bird Club and Bird Collective during a bird sit to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York on October 28, 2023. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Audubon Mid-Atlantic Coastal Avian Biologist, Brittany Panos, holds a Red-winged Blackbird to conduct surveys for saltmarsh restoration and conservation efforts at Irish Grove Sanctuary in Marion Station, Maryland on June 11, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Deal Island State Wildlife Management Area in Dames Quarter, Maryland on June 12, 2024. Audubon Mid-Atlantic is working to protect and restore this saltmarsh habitat. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
A cottonmouth snake at Audubon Center and Sanctuary at Francis Beidler Forest in Harleyville, South Carolina. For over 50 years, Audubon has worked to protect and study the old growth ecosystem at Francis Beidler Forest which provides habitat for various species in Four Holes Swamp. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Synchronous fireflies at Audubon’s Francis Beidler Forest Sanctuary in Harleyville, South Carolina on May 10, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Prothonotary Warbler at Audubon’s Francis Beidler Forest Sanctuary in Harleyville, South Carolina on May 10, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
The water level is unusually high on Lake Okeechobee near Okeechobee, Florida on March 14, 2024. Audubon is leading the fight for clean water, exotic plant control, and proper water level management to protect the lake which is a critical habitat for wading birds and the Everglades Snail Kite. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Audubon Florida Wetland Restoration Specialist, Danielle Ivey, sketches in her notebook on Lake Okeechobee near Okeechobee, Florida on March 14, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Everglades Snail Kite with an invasive Apple Snail on Lake Okeechobee near Okeechobee, Florida on March 14, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Audubon Florida Coastal Island Sanctuaries Manager, Mark Rachal at Richard T. Paul Alafia Bank Sanctuary on Hillsborough Bay near Riverview, Florida on March 12, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Richard T. Paul Alafia Bank Sanctuary on Hillsborough Bay near Riverview, Florida on March 12, 2024. The islands are protected from erosion by over a mile of living shoreline that reduces the wave energy that reaches the islands, while providing substrate for oysters that filter the water and benefit wildlife. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
A baby American Alligator at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, Florida on March 9, 2024. Audubon Florida preserves the sanctuary and supports the conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems throughout the Western Everglades. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Florida Bay in Tavernier, Florida on March 15, 2024. Audubon Everglades Science Center staff are studying the flow of freshwater into Florida Bay and the impacts that the diversion of water has had throughout the Everglades ecosystem. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Audubon Everglades Science Center Research Associate, Jaime Gilrein, demonstrates how submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is measured and monitored with a grid-like net on Florida Bay near Tavernier, Florida on March 15, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Rust College’s Birds of a Feather Audubon on Campus chapter enjoy a bonfire during their annual campout at Foxfire Ranch in Waterford, Mississippi on April 6, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Rust College’s Birds of a Feather Audubon on Campus chapter birding during their annual campout at Foxfire Ranch in Waterford, Mississippi on April 6, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Audubon’s Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary Manager, Karen Westphal at Rainey near Abbeville, Louisiana on May 1, 2024. For 100 years, Rainey has served and influenced coastal restoration and revival efforts by applying cutting-edge, natural infrastructure marsh restoration and hydrologic regulation techniques. It is home to over 250 bird species and Audubon’s restoration work here has enhanced coastal and community resilience, especially after hurricanes and sea level rise. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Great Horned Owl at Audubon’s Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary near Abbeville, Louisiana on May 1, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Audubon Delta Coastal Bird Technician, Chloe St. Germain-Vermillion, monitors for birds nesting on rooftops in New Orleans, Louisiana on May, 2, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
American White Pelicans on Chester Island in Matagorda Bay, Texas. Chester Island is a rookery island located three miles off the coast of Port O’Connor that Audubon leases from the state of Texas to provide a safe space for birds to nest with fewer human disruptions or animal predators. Photo: Sydney Walsh/ Audubon
Participants count birds during the Mad Island Marsh Christmas Bird Count in Matagorda County, Texas on December 18, 2023. This year marked the 124th Christmas Bird Count (CBC), with the Mad Island Marsh CBC team aiming to continue their record of the highest species count in North America. The data collected by observers during CBCs allow Audubon researchers, conservation biologists, wildlife agencies and other interested individuals to study the long-term health and status of bird populations. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Opuntia at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center in San Antonio, Texas on December 16, 2023. Audubon Texas connects people to nature through conservation and community education focused on birds and their habitats at the center. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
The near-ultraviolet Avian Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) illuminates power lines in the night sky at Rowe Sanctuary in Gibbon, Nebraska on March 27, 2024. The ACAS exists on two power lines that cross the Central Platte River within the sanctuary to mitigate Sandhill Crane and Whooping Crane collisions. A 2019 study found a ninety-eight percent decrease in collisions and an eighty-two percent decrease in dangerous flights when the ACAS was on. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Sandhill Cranes fly over the Platte River during sunset at Rowe Sanctuary in Gibbon, Nebraska on March 30, 2024. Rowe Sanctuary is owned and managed by National Audubon Society and is dedicated to the conservation of Sandhill Cranes, Whooping Cranes and other migratory birds and their habitat along the Platte River in south-central Nebraska. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Conference attendees go birding on November 2, 2023 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Denver, Colorado during National Audubon Society’s 2023 Leadership Conference. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Hummingbird bands at the 2023 Audubon Leadership Conference in Estes Park, Colorado on Friday, November 3, 2023. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Reed Tollefson, Preserve Manager at Audubon Kern River Preserve (KRP), and his dog Ajax, in Weldon, California on February 5, 2024. KRP is 2,987 acres and home to California's largest lowland riparian forest, where Audubon California is engaged in a habitat enhancement program to benefit nesting wetland species. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
Anna’s Hummingbird at Audubon Kern River Preserve (KRP) in Weldon, California on February 5, 2024. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon
