On September 22 and on October 11, we will be taking a tour to Cumberland Island, Georgia's southernmost barrier island. It is a national seashore (similar to National Wildlife Refuge).
One of us naturalists leads the tour around the island. There is a lot of history to tell, including the story of Dungeness, a former mansion built by the Carnegie family. We will see feral horses who roam the island, with a story all their own.
We will walk through the live oak forest, view the mansion ruins, see an old cemetery and walk along the marsh, and then it's over the sand dunes and onto the beach. The view on this undeveloped beach is beautiful, and there are many critters, shells, sharks teeth and other treasures to explore. We have seen (among other things): wild turkeys, armadillos, snakes, turtles, crabs, frogs, deer, dolphins, and those great little dung beetles in action (more on them in an upcoming post). A wide variety of birds can also be seen and heard, from songbirds, shorebirds, wading birds, birds of prey t
o woodpeckers, this trip is also a birder's delight!
o woodpeckers, this trip is also a birder's delight!Give the nature center a call (904-321-5082) to sign up for this amazing trip. If you can't make it these dates, let us know when you want to go a couple of weeks in advance and we'll take you then! (as you can tell, we LOVE to go ourselves as well as introduce the island to new people!)
Dung beetles in action...doo tell! doo tell!
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