Tag: Okefenokee

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in the Early Morning Sun.

by Earthwatcher, posted in Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, lake, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, Okefenokee, Okefenokee National WIldlife Refuge, swamp, tree
This picture is about light penetrating dark regions of the Okefenokee Swamp. The bottom of the picture is the very dark water in the swamp with patches of reflected features from the forest. On the left side is a large, gray, bald cypress tree, adorned by gray Spanish moss partially highlighted by the morning sun. The background is the focus of this picture. It is primarily Spanish moss and other vegetation that, with highlights from the sun reach into other areas that is obscured most of the day. The right side is green vegetation and Spanish moss.
Revelations in the Marsh;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

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The foreground features 2 Bald Cypress Trees with tall, mostly green, vegetation at their base. The trunks are large, gray, and vertical. The background is tall green vegetation in front of blue sky. The base of the trees is surrounded by very dark water dotted with green vegetation.
Flourishing in the Crevices;
A diverse set of plants find a home in the crevices of Bald Cypress trees.
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025
This photo is about the Spanish moss that is backlit by the morning sun and is reflected in the very dark water of the Okefenokee samp. On the right side of the picture is a tree that is mostly hidden by green vegetation. There is a long branch that is extending from the tree and it supports a curtain of Spanish moss. There is some green vegetation intertwined with the moss. The moss is partially reflected in the water.
Sunlit Shroud Over the Swamp;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA; AUG 2018

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Juvenile Hawks

by Earthwatcher, posted in Uncategorized
1. A single juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk lying on a nest made of sticks in the lower left side of the picture. This large bird has a black eye and beak, and a gray-brown crest on its head. Its body is mottled, with large gray-brown spots against the background of tan. The background is a portion of a large gray tree trunk with green needles and a blue sky.
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

On our recent trip to the Okefenokee  NWF it was baby season for Red-shouldered Hawks. It was fun to see.

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2. Two juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks perched upright on a tree branch, on the lower left side of the image, and highlighted by the sun. The birds have a light-colored crest on their head, black eye, and black and yellow beak. Their breasts are yellowish-brown with brown vertical stripes; the one on the left has a white patch near the top of the breast and some white at the top of its legs. The background is white tangled Spanish moss.
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

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