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Tag: Georgia

  • Great Egret

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    Great Egret

    The Great Egret is another large bird, standing between 80 and 180 cms. I took this shot in Okefenokee, east entrance.  In this part of the swamp there is a driving route running several kilometres with stops along the way.  At one of the stops is a boardwalk that takes visitors out into the swamp leading…

  • Great Blue Heron

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    Great Blue Heron

    The Great Blue Heron is a large bird, standing at between 70 – 180 cms tall. We were bicycling along one of the many bike paths on Jekyll Island, Georgia, when we came across this resting Heron.  He was in this position for at least an hour; it could have been longer, but we left.…

  • White Ibis

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    White Ibis

    The White Ibis ranges in size from 24 – 80cm.  The shots below were taken in Okefenokee (West Entrance), the first as we took an early morning walk along the boardwalk. The second, late afternoon, while on a boat tour into the swamp area.    There are three entrances into Okefenokee, one on the East side,…

  • Savannah National Wildlife Reserve

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    Savannah National Wildlife Reserve

    Another day on our bicycles.    The area was previously a rice farm, now over run with various wetland plants and grasses, with the occasional hammock hosting pines and oak trees.  The former offers a habitat for various water fowl; the latter proving a place for song birds. To the south of highway 17 is a…

  • Harris Neck National Wildlife Reserve

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    Harris Neck National Wildlife Reserve

    Located just south of Savannah Georgia on the South Newport River, we arrived before 9:00 AM. We parked the car, unpacked the bicycles and began our tour.  As we approached the park down highway 131, about 100 meters in front, a deer jumped across the road.  As I watched it clear the road a second…