Kirsten Hines is a wildlife photographer, author and conservationist based in Coconut Grove, Florida. Growing up in the Philippines, she watched metropolitan Manila engulf coastal villages and rural landscapes.  As the last brilliantly colored bird from her yard fell to a stranger’s slingshot, her love of nature transformed into a passion for environmental conservation.  Drawing from this inspiration and from her education as a biologist, Kirsten’s photography highlights nature and wildlife around the world, as well as closer to home where she aims to inspire the re-greening of South Florida’s urban corridor.  Her photography illustrates several of her published books, including the award-winning titles Birds of Fairchild, and Attracting Birds to South Florida Gardens, and more recently, Biscayne National Park and Everglades National Park.  Kirsten’s photography has also appeared in Shutterbug, Expressions, Audubon, various nature photography showcases, public art programs, and both solo and juried exhibitions locally, nationally and internationally.  The photographs on exhibit here are from her upcoming coffee table book Wild Florida: Animals of the Sunshine State to be published by the University Press of Florida in 2023.  Learn more about Kirsten and her work at www.KirstenHines.com​.