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Phinizy Swamp Nature Park; Richmond County, Georgia. March 29, 2024.

• Sunny, with a high near 75
• Sunrise 7:18 AM; Sunset 7:46 PM
• Daylight hours: 12 hours, 28 minutes (+2m 4s)
• Moon 82% Waxing Gibbous
• eBird checklist: S167504447

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Monday, April 17, 2023.

• Location: Little Double Lakes N30.87144° W82.15021°
• Sunny with high near 78, low 43.
• Sunrise 6:59 AM; Sunset 7:59 PM
• Daylight hours: 13 hours 0 minute (+1m 47s)

See and learn more about the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on my blog at www.okefenokee.photography

My first River Otters within the Oke Refuge... two of them!

Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. October 29, 2022. Paddling green canoe trail from Kingfisher Landing entrance southward to Durdin Prairie and back.

• Location: N30.92738° W82.15568°
• Cloudy, with a high near 77.
• Sunrise 7:42 AM; Sunset 6:43 PM
• Daylight hours: 11 hours 1 minute (-1m 41s)

See and learn more about the incredible Okefenokee at www.okefenokee.photography

OBSERVATION IS FOR THE PREY FROG.

October 28, 2022. Paddling from Suwannee Canal Recreation area, south down the pink canoe trail through Chesser Prairie and Grand Prairie to Monkey Lake and Buzzards Roost Lake and back.

• Location: N30.73538° W82.15448°
• Partly sunny with a high near 80.
• Sunrise 7:41 AM; Sunset 6:44 PM
• Daylight hours: 11 hours, 2 minutes (-1m 42s)

See and learn more about the incredible Okefenokee at www.okefenokee.photography

October 28, 2022. Paddling from Suwannee Canal Recreation area, south down the pink canoe trail through Chesser Prairie and Grand Prairie to Monkey Lake and Buzzards Roost Lake.

• Location: pink canoe trail, mile 0-1, N30.72960° W82.17748°
• Partly sunny with a high near 80.
• Sunrise 7:41 AM; Sunset 6:44 PM
• Daylight hours: 11 hours, 2 minutes (-1m 42s)

See and learn more about the incredible Okefenokee at www.okefenokee.photography

Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. October 25, 2022.

• Location: Suwannee River Sill N30.80406° W82.41745°
• Mostly sunny with high near 83.
• Sunrise 7:39 AM; Sunset 6:46 PM
• Daylight hours: 11 hours 7 minutes (-1m 44s)

See and learn more about the incredible Okefenokee at www.okefenokee.photography

Reported to be c. 4 m long excluding the tentacles.

ID by Dr Kat Bolstad, AUT Lab for Cephalopod Ecology & Systematics.

Observation and images courtesy of Paddy Gillooly and Anton Donaldson, Farewell Spit Tours. Images copyright Anton Donaldson.

Was looking at a group of 30 Black Oystercatchers when I noticed a fishs fins flapping out of the surf. The fish then came out of the water and started flailing in the sand. I immediately ran towards it and tried to drag it back towards the water at least 5 times by its tail but had no luck getting it all the way back into the water. We ended up leaving after trying for about 5 minutes to get it back in the water since I was guiding at the time.