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A baby Alligator sits atop it's Mother in the water next to a carnivorous Pitcher Plant in the Okefenokee Swamp.
Continuing my national wildlife refuge set with this shot of an American Alligator. National wildlife refuges were created to protect many species of birds and other wildlife, including this prehistoric beast which was declared an endangered species in 1967. Thanks to federal protection and sanctuaries like wildlife refuges gators are plentiful today and considered a "least concern" species.
The Okefenokee National Wildlife refuge protects roughly 350,000 acres of the Okefenokee Swamp. Alligators like this one enhance the primeval feel of the refuge.
Our first spring paddle wasn't on the St. Lawrence river, but in southern Georgia at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. This is an amazing swamp lined by pond-cypress trees covered in Spanish moss. Lots of nature to be seen along shore, some of it a bit hazardous.
Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. A shallow, 438,000-acre (177,000 ha), peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line and is the largest "blackwater" swamp in North America.
The Suwannee River and the St. Marys River, both originate in the swamp. The swamp was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974.
This is from the Stephen Foster State Park side.
Newest addition to my reptiles and amphibians album.
We found this handsome turtle enjoying the sun's warmth while rather precariously balanced on a log in the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, southern Georgia.
An alligator with a dragon fly near left eye in the Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia.
The Okefenokee Swamp, a shallow, 438,000-acre (177,000 ha), peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line and is the largest "blackwater" swamp in North America.
The Suwannee River and the St. Marys River, both originate in the swamp. The swamp was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974.
This is from the Stephen Foster State Park side.
A Barred Owl sits on a branch on the edge of Okefenokee Swamp as the Spanish Moss hangs all-around him.
Some sections of the Okefenokee swamp have been subject to fires that brought down trees. Here young cyprus trees are populating the shore. No Spanish moss to see seen here.
American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis). This photograph reminds me of when you get ready to go somewhere in the morning and you look at the mirror and the right angle and you just smile and you think yourself man. I’m looking good this morning. That’s what I think this alligator is thinking.
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This image is obviously a departure from some of my recent uploads. I took this photo during a recent visit to the Okefenokee Swamp. As swamps are always somewhat spooky in nature, I decided to play with the image a bit after importing into Lightroom. In addition to the usual PP, I applied a preset called "Creative Catalyst 19." This added the effect you see in this image - the significant vignetting, bumped up saturation in some areas and zeroed saturation in others. Once the preset was applied, I fiddled with the dials a bit more until satisfied. Like I said, not my typical photo upload. Thoughts and C&C are always welcome.
Our closest encounter with this alligator that actually lunged at our canoe and dove under us. Maybe if it had both eyes open it would have hit us. Have a look in the large view to see the dragon fly on it's snout.
(Pandion haliaetus)
From a small tour boat in Suwannee Canal in Okefenokee NWR
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In Explore 10 June 2019
My column in the Outdoor section of the Bluffton Packet newspaper: www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/articl...
Here I am showing Flor Constantino how easy it is to have an encounter with Drogonflies. If there are dragonflies around try it. Just hold your hand still and be patient, eventually one will rest on your hand or finger. I once had a triple, one on each fore-finger and one on the bill of my cap!! I got the idea for this years ago when fishing I noticed that they would very often land on the tip of my fishing rod and I held out my arm with finger extended and one lit on my finger, I have been doing it ever since.
Okefenokee NWR
This was a very protective mother, would only allow an approach of about 15 ft or so before advancing with loud hiss and open mouth, if I backed off she would stop and return to her position beside the nest, On several different ocasions when I visited the nest she was in the water and would instantly come up beside the nest and let me know that she was there with hissing and open mouth.
Scanning some older 35mm prints