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Second Time At The Coast
Three days ago we went back down to the coast after stopping at the farms where they have been seeing the Kites. After we got to the coast we went to play in the water before we started bird watching. … Continue reading
First Time At The Coast
Yesterday, we went down to Glennville, Georgia to see some Swallow Tailed Kites on their migratory path to South America. We got to see some Swallow Tailed and Mississippi Kites feeding on June Bugs. After we were done looking at … Continue reading
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Dragonflies And Birds
Day before yesterday we went to a dragonfly trip to the Newman Wetland Center with Giff Beaton to see dragonflies. We got to see a whole bunch of dragonflies and damselflies. When we were done there we went to the … Continue reading
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Penguins
Penguins are one of the few species of birds that can survive in extremely cold weather and water. Penguins have feathers and penguins have knees. Not all penguins live at the South Pole, there are two species of penguins that … Continue reading
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Caspian Terns
Today we went to Carters Lake to see some Caspian Terns that flew in at 6:00 the previous night. When we got to Carters Lake the next morning we didn’t see the Terns but we did see 1 Northern Parula, … Continue reading
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Snowy Egret At The E.L Hue Ponds
2 Days ago we went to the Hue Ponds to see a Snowy Egret and Little Blue Heron. When we got there and we turned a corner we saw the Snowy Egret. After awhile we saw a couple things but … Continue reading
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BP Oil Spill Spreading In The Gulf
On April 20 the BP oil spill started and so far it has leaked 40,000,000 to 130,000,000 gallons of oil into the Gulf and it is now getting caught in a current that will suck it around Florida, along the … Continue reading
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Mergansers And Ruddy Ducks
Size: 13 to 25 inches Identification Parts 1-5 Part 1 Mergansers are long, low slung ducks with long thin beaks made for catching prey. Part 2 Both the Ruddy Duck and The Mergansers live widespread through Georgia mostly roosting at … Continue reading
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Hooded Mergansers In May
Yesterday we went up to the Huie Ponds to see some birds and we saw 7 Common Moorhen, 3 Double Crested Cormorants, 5 Barn Swallows, 1 Northern Rough Winged Swallow, 3 Purple Martins, 4 Tree Swallows, 2 Green Herons, 13 … Continue reading
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Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks At Huie Ponds.
Today we went up to the E. L. Huie ponds in Clayton County GA to see 4 Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks. We saw the ducks as soon as we got there but when we were done looking at the birds we … Continue reading
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