Paddling Okefenokee Swamp

Okefenokee Swamp, in Georgia, is a National Wildlife Refuge and a beautiful place. On Saturday (Feb. 28) we are offering a kayak trip in the swamp to enjoy the scenery - cypress trees, reflective water, water lilies, carniverous plants, various birds and alligators! Come join us!

Birds of Amelia Tour

At the end of today's "Birds of Amelia" tour, the birds were putting on quite a show for us! First, a great blue heron caught and ate a large fish near us, and then we got to see Angie, our female Anhinga (or snake bird) who lives behind the nature center, get a fish as well. Afterwards she hopped up a nearby branch to fan her tail and wings out to dry off. A true beauty!

Upcoming February Events

Looking for a romantic setting for your Valentine? On Valentine's day, we are offering a kayak tour as we watch the sun set over the marsh. Grab your valentine and join us! Also, on February 15 we are having a breakfast with the birds, enjoy some coffee as you watch the birds wake up! Check out our nature center calendar on our website for more February events, and for March's calendar!

Meet Neil!

We are pleased to introduce our newest naturalist...Neil Bryant is an intern from the University of Gloucestershire (England). He will be with us until May. As you can see, we've already put him to work! Stop by the nature center to meet him!

Little Blue Heron in action

One of the fascinating things we saw at Corkscrew was this little blue heron (same one that posed in the previous post - such a showman!). It was moving its head from side to side to see the prey it was in search of. The strategy seemed to pay off - we saw it get a few tasty fish!

This little blue heron was posing for us. This tree was completely covered in holes drilled by the yellow-bellied sapsucker.

Corkscrew Swamp Audubon Sanctuary

Our last place to visit on our trip was Corkscrew Swamp. They have a 2.25 mile boardwalk that winds through the swamp. It was sprinkling a little bit, but the magic of the place was not lost. And, Chris fulfilled her mission of finding a limpkin here - a bird that is hard to find. But, we saw two hanging out in a tree and heard their loud, eerie call.

A lot of catbirds were out, too, chattering. We heard a barred owl, and a volunteer found him, but he flew away before we could see him. They also have one of the largest colonies of nesting woodstorks, which we saw from a distance.