Archive for the ‘July 2012’ Category

I remember camping on Cumberland Island, right off the coast in southern Georgia, and getting surprised by a family of armadillos.  I was in my hammock, surrounded by thickets of saw palmetto that were only divided by leaf covered paths.  In the middle of the night, I heard a rustling in the leaves and thickets [...]

On a bird walk I led for a group last week, we saw a little wading bird suddenly pop up and then fly away across the pond.  I asked if anyone recognized the bird (just testing ‘em a little)  and I was surprised that no one was able to identify the bird.  Upon putting it in the [...]