Expeditions with Patrick McMillan
Least Grebe

Longleaf Pine Flatwoods
Patrick McMillan walks through a fire-maintained pineland.
Patrick McMillan walks through a fire-maintained pineland.

Big Bend Tree Lizard
Naturalist Patrick McMillan encounters a small friendly lizard with unique traits.
Naturalist Patrick McMillan encounters a small friendly lizard with unique traits.

Birch Tundra
American Dwarf Birch and Arctic Willow grow close to the ground on this Alaskan Peninsula.
American Dwarf Birch and Arctic Willow grow close to the ground on this Alaskan Peninsula.

Yellow Bladderwort
Patrick McMillan explains the trapping mechanism of the Florida Yellow Bladderwort.
Patrick McMillan explains the trapping mechanism of the Florida Yellow Bladderwort.

Atlantic White Cedar and Burk's Pitcher Plants
Atlantic White Cedar and Burk's Pitcher Plants.
Atlantic White Cedar and Burk's Pitcher Plants.

Buff-Bellied Hummingbird
Patrick McMillan discovers a colorful hummingbird species.
Patrick McMillan discovers a colorful hummingbird species.

Dall Sheep
Alaska's Dall Sheep browse on plants and woody vegetation.
Alaska's Dall Sheep browse on plants and woody vegetation.

Florida Bay
Patrick McMillan explores Florida Bay in the Francis Marion National Forest.
Patrick McMillan explores Florida Bay in the Francis Marion National Forest.

Giant Sacaton Grass
Patrick visits the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch in Arizona.
Patrick visits the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch in Arizona.

Least Grebe
Patrick McMillan discovers a number of waterfowl species in view for study.
Patrick McMillan discovers a number of waterfowl species in view for study.

Venus Flytrap
Patrick explains the mechanics of a plant that feeds on insects.
Patrick explains the mechanics of a plant that feeds on insects.

Montezuma Quail
Naturalist Patrick McMillan discusses the study of the Montezuma quail.
Naturalist Patrick McMillan discusses the study of the Montezuma quail.

Oak Toad
The coloring of the Oak Toad provides perfect concealment in its natural habitat.
The coloring of the Oak Toad provides perfect concealment in its natural habitat.

Northern Pine Snake
Naturalist Patrick McMillan handles a Northern Pine Snake.
Naturalist Patrick McMillan handles a Northern Pine Snake.

Receding Glacier
Patrick McMillan discusses receding glaciers in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.
Patrick McMillan discusses receding glaciers in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.

Rocky Mountain Grassland
A unique grassland habitat exists in midst of forests and woodlands.
A unique grassland habitat exists in midst of forests and woodlands.

Slave Cabin
Patrick discovers a Vulture's nest in an abandoned slave cabin.
Patrick discovers a Vulture's nest in an abandoned slave cabin.

Snow Bunting
Naturalist Patrick McMillan happens upon a territorial snow bunting.
Naturalist Patrick McMillan happens upon a territorial snow bunting.

Snow Buttercup
Patrick McMillan explains how the winter snowpack provides insulation for wildflowers.
Patrick McMillan explains how the winter snowpack provides insulation for wildflowers.

Tufted Milkweed
Patrick discovers a milkweed species growing in the hot, dry Arizona grasslands.
Patrick discovers a milkweed species growing in the hot, dry Arizona grasslands.