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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Three-day paddling trip from Suwannee Canal to Round Top to Floyd's Island.

• Blue canoe trail between Floyd's Island and Canal Run; N30.84808° W82.25402°
• Clouds and rain, high near 69.
• Sunrise 6:44 am; sunset 6:34 pm
• Day length: 11 hours, 50 minutes (+1m 54s)

See and learn more about the incredible Okefenokee Swamp at www.okefenokee.photography
Help protect the Okefenokee at https://protectokefenokee.org/

This was probably the best highlight of the trip. Now I know how good their camoflage actually in (Was about 2 feet away from it when I noticed it and the rest of my family just walked by. I never moved a muscle so I geuss it is a good deer. Very small

This is was one of my favorite encounters in a long time. This coot got separated from a large flock and this young harrier tried its best to get a meal. I don't think it was at all expecting the coot to fight back, as it didn't seem to have any idea how to deal with the coot turning on its back and kicking/flapping its wings. I've never seen a coot do this to a predator before, usually they just try to repeatedly dive. I'm guessing it's because the coot wasn't particularly intimidated by the harrier (coots/large birds aren't harriers favored meals). The whole encounter lasted about 2 minutes before the harrier gave up and perched right next to the now very proud coot. The coot meandered back to its flock, unbothered by the events just prior (I realize the last pic doesn't show it, but the coot was completely unharmed).

2nd-5th pics are comparisons of key ID features of common dandelion on the left and red-seeded dandelion on the right. Note the red seed bases, red on the stems and sepal tips, and even triangular leaves that look like a cartoon Christmas tree.

A newly-excavated Red-bellied Woodpecker cavity has been discovered by a European Starling. The male and female Red-bellied are both visible in this photo and the male is trying to pull the Starling out of the nest by its foot.

March, 2017 nature journal entry; Walton County, Georgia. A flurry of back and forth flights directed my eye to a tree stump leaning over the water’s edge. Brown-headed Nuthatches (Sitta pusilla) were making runs to a small opening in the stump and disappearing in the shadowy hole. Zooming in, I saw the incoming flights carried small pieces of... http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/nuthatch-nest

~William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

Picked up out of a house on an animal control call today. Homeowner tried to stomp it but it got away under some furniture. About 3' long; end of tail missing. Walton County, Georgia. ©www.williamwisephoto.com

• Sunny with a high near 80; low 60.
• Sunrise 7:25 am; sunset 7:54 pm
• Day length: 12 hours, 29 minutes (+2m 5s)
• Moon 2% Waning Crescent
• Video link: https://youtu.be/OFsvDsScUEM

March, 2017 nature journal - my first backyard birding session with a new 600mm lens! I sat quite a long time before any birds came. Other than a Robin and Ruby-crowned Kinglet, I shot the usual: Titmouse, Chickadee, Cardinal.

• Mostly cloudy, high near 75°.
• Sunrise 7:30 AM; Sunset 7:49 AM
• Day length: 12 hours, 19 minutes

~William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

March, 2017 nature journal - my first backyard birding session with a new 600mm lens! I sat quite a long time before any birds came. Other than a Robin and Ruby-crowned Kinglet, I shot the usual: Titmouse, Chickadee, Cardinal. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/clarke-georgia-backyard-birding-photo-blog

Mostly cloudy, high near 75°.
Sunrise 7:30 AM; Sunset 7:49 AM
Day length: 12 hours, 19 minutes

~William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

March, 2017 nature journal - my first backyard birding session with a new 600mm lens! I sat quite a long time before any birds came. Other than a Robin and Ruby-crowned Kinglet, I shot the usual: Titmouse, Chickadee, Cardinal. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/clarke-georgia-backyard-birding-photo-blog

Mostly cloudy, high near 75°.
Sunrise 7:30 AM; Sunset 7:49 AM
Day length: 12 hours, 19 minutes

~William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

March, 2017 nature journal - my first backyard birding session with a new 600mm lens! I sat quite a long time before any birds came. Other than a Robin and Ruby-crowned Kinglet, I shot the usual: Titmouse, Chickadee, Cardinal. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/clarke-georgia-backyard-birding-photo-blog

Mostly cloudy, high near 75°.
Sunrise 7:30 AM; Sunset 7:49 AM
Day length: 12 hours, 19 minutes

~William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Three-day paddling trip from Suwannee Canal to Round Top to Floyd's Island.

• Suwannee Canal between mile markers 1 and 2. N30.73566° W82.15292°
• Cloudy with occasional light rain, high near 75, low around 63.
• Sunrise 6:43 am; sunset 6:32 pm
• Day length: 11 hours, 48 minutes (+1m 52s)
• First quarter moon

See and learn more about the incredible Okefenokee Swamp at www.okefenokee.photography
Help protect the Okefenokee at https://protectokefenokee.org/

Phinizy Swamp Nature Park; Richmond County, Georgia. January 1, 2022.

• Clouds and sun, high near 81. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
• Sunrise 7:32 am; Sunset 5:31 pm
• Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 59 minutes (+31s)
• Moon: 1.8% Waning Crescent

Removed from the front grill of a vehicle after being struck by a car. Photographed before releasing to a wildlife rehabilitator the next morning. See the photo journal at http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/eastern-screech-owl.

Walton County, Georgia ©williamwisephoto.com

• Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
• Sunrise 7:38 am; Sunset 5:53 pm
• Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 15 minutes (+1m 17s)
• Moon: 97.1% Waning Gibbous

Wow!
this Robin let me get to the very closest focusing distance of my 45-200mm lens, it then gave me enough time to put on one of my macro filters and take the photos you see here (as well as many more!). By the end it was sitting around 20cm from my lens!
What an experience!

in the absence of a trunk or stone to lean on, a capybara may be an option;
I have observed these two individuals do this twice;

see also
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/nelson_wisnik/21258-the-friendly-capybara