Tag Archives: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Full Moon May 10 – 11 Sorpio

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Full Scorpio Moon viewed through smoke from West Mims Fire  May 10, 2017

Full Moon In Scorpio - ⓒBearspawprint2017

Full Moon In Scorpio – ⓒBearspawprint2017

Fox Squirrel, Okefenokee, Georgia

Veteran’s Day 2013 in the Okefenokee Swamp

 

 

 

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

The St. Mary’s River, is part of the Okefenokee watershed.  This river, which in dry times can be walked across, from Florida to Georgia (and back) by my home is also capable of floods spanning a mile or more in some areas, and 60 or more feet deep in the “walk to Georgia” spot.  Water, and all of Nature must always be resepected.  To my husband, especially,  this place is Paradise.

Spring is early this year, even though we haven’t had the Febuary week or so of 17 F that we have every year, the huge Piliated Red Headed Woodpeckers are back.  I heard, then saw the first one, of 2013, yesterday afternoon.——Granny

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piliated_woodpecker

male Dryocopus pileatus in a tree

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okefenokee_Swamp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_River_(Florida)  I live on the East bank of the North flowing section.  It is 10 miles in any direction to the nearest store or any sort.

St. Marys River watershed

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

 

Alligator and Turtle in the Okefenokee

U.S. DEPT OF THE INTERIOR

01/09/2013 12:19 PM EST

You never know what you’ll find in our National Wildlife Refuges. Here, a swamp gator “plays” with a turtle in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. But don’t worry, the gator gave up and the turtle walked away.
This photo by Patrick Castleberry is another amazing photo submitted to the National Wildlife Refuge Association photo contest. To see more, click here.