Meet Tampa Audubon's New Photo Club Coordinator


Jonathan HoilesAfter serving as Photo Club Leader for many years, Joel Jackson recently stepped down from that position. Our new Photo Club Leader is Jonathan Hoiles.

Originally from Alabama, Jonathan moved to Tampa in 2021 after retiring from a 20-year career in the Navy. It was while he was in the Navy that Jonathan became interested in bird photography.

In 2011 he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, where initially he photographed seascapes and historical landmarks. While scouting for locations, he frequently found himself in the company of Japanese bird photographers, and he soon joined them. The Warbling white-eye (Mejiro), the Common Kingfisher, and endangered species, such as the Black-faced Spoonbill and Okinawa Rail, were regular subjects.

Today, Jonathan enjoys photographing Florida’s birds. He enjoys photographing all birds, but the Roseate Spoonbill, Reddish Egret and Burrowing Owl are some of his favorites. But the bird he most enjoys photographing is the Snowy Egret with its snowy white plumes, vibrant lores, fierce hunting behavior, and wonderful gurgling mating call.

You can reach Jonathan at jonathan.hoiles@tampaaudubon.org.

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