(above) Gulf Fritillary Butterflies munching on a passion vine.
The mounds looks really lush this year, as Georgia has received a decent amount of rain this summer. We only hiked a small section of the preserve. The weather was kind as it was 80 with an overcast. The humidity was also low. Being that I am still toying with the AV settings on my camera to capture decent low lighting shots, only a handful of my shots are posted.
Passion Vine in bloom.
Juvenile Little Blue Heron
Web Worm nest
A Golden Silk Orb eating a Lady Bug. There is also a Grass Hopper in the web.
Beaver Dam
2 comments:
Looks like a great place Joe! You don't see many Beaver dams anymore...people are always destroying them.
Two little corrections on your IDs: those butterflies are Gulf Fritillary Butterflies and your Juv. Snowy Egret is really a Juvenile Little Blue Heron. They have that white form until they molt into the blue.
Good luck with your future nature adventures. I'll be back to check them out!
Thank you for the edited information. I got lost on the Egret because of the yellow legs!
The Mounds are in Macon, Ga. We go there several times a year. I have never seen a beaver, but there are always a few dams.
We should facilitate a joint adventure sometime, especially since we live close to each other. Let me know.
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