Sydney Walsh

Staff Photographer
About

Sydney Walsh is the Staff Photographer at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú.  explores the connection between humans and the natural world to document climate change and conservation stories. She has photographed for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, NPR, NBC News, and The Guardian, among others.

Articles by Sydney Walsh

Black Skimmer Tracking Shows A Shift for Fish
October 23, 2026 — Nesting Black Skimmers were foraging far from home, until Atlantic menhaden - a critical food source for the birds and their chicks - returned to the area.
Protecting the Platte: 50 Years of Conservation, Collaboration, and Change
October 06, 2026 — Looking back in time with 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Nebraska’s former Executive Director, David Sands.
GREAT PLAINS Rowe Sanctuary
Four Fallen Songbirds Live on Through Origami
September 25, 2026 — Teenage artist Miles Wu memorializes the window-strike victims he documented while volunteering as a Project Safe Flight collision monitor in New York City.
The Aviary
A bird sits on a tree branch looking to the left of the frame
Volunteers are Providing the Data Needed to Manage Florida’s Endemic Bird
March 23, 2026 — Jay Watch is a model of community science that guides habitat management and fosters advocates for a threatened species.
Community Science at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
screenshot of a youtube video where jeff looks through binoculars
New Video Highlights Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuary Living Shorelines
March 18, 2026 — These breakwaters protect the shorelines of mangrove islands that wading birds rely on.
FLORIDA Coastal Resilience
snail kite flying over lake okeechobee
Snail Kite Population Showing Strain in Dry Years
January 20, 2026 — Kite numbers are down after back to back dry nesting seasons.
FLORIDA
An aerial view of the confluence of the wetland and urban sprawl.
A Restoration Effort in Southcentral Chile Aims to Renew a Damaged Wetland
September 27, 2025 — The pioneering Americas Flyways Initiative project offers new promise for both migratory shorebirds and local communities increasingly threatened by flooding in a changing climate.
Conservation News
Two researchers, with equipment and notebooks splayed across a boardwalk in a forest, sit cross-legged while they record data.
Scientists Can Now Track How High Songbirds Fly Over the Ocean—a Potential Lifesaver
September 19, 2025 — Researchers are gathering new insights that improve migration science and may help make offshore wind energy more friendly to small birds with big treks.
Bird Migration
Ceramic sculpture of an American Oystercatcher on a circular base.
The Hidden World of the American Oystercatcher
September 18, 2025 — Inspired by ancient offering vessels, Rachel Frank’s sculpture captures the delicate cycle of a shorebird’s life in the intertidal zone.
The Aviary