Seeing and learning a lot being in a wildlife refuge on the coast of southern Georgia. We are traveling around the local area to see what we can. Life is good, we are healthy and this volunteer gig is the greatest. We start next week giving programs that we wrote for the Refuge. The Refuge Manager took us to Blackbeard Island this week its about 5000 acres of which half is a Wilderness area and part of the barrier islands that line the coast. Its about a 17 mile boat ride to get to the island.
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| Gulf Flitterlary |
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| Golden Orb |
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| If you can't afford real curtains, paint them on. |
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| Eagles near Blackbeard Island |
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| Last of the Wood Storks on Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge. |
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| Love seeing the eagles. |
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| Pollinators are the greatest, this is a Long-tailed Skipper. |
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| We have many species of birds around our feeders. |
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| One of the trails on Blackbeard Island, it's almost like going back in time. |
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| The nest are so cool. |
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| Tooth ache tree. |
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| Indian lodge by Fort King George |
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| Butterfly Pea |
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| Fort King George |
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| Beautiful flowers everywhere |
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| Learned a new name for Armadillo, "Possum on a half shell" |
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| Salt water marsh around Fort King George |
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| Bakery at the Fort |
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| The way in from the sea. |
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| Damsel Fly |
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| Area around the fort, a short wooden stockade with earth built up on the outside. |
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| Zebra Long-wing. |
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| Black and White of a trail on Blackbeard Island, the story is that the pirate accualy did buried his treasure here. |
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| Blacksmith shop at the fort. |
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| The only place for the guys to go at the fort. |
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| Check out the pollen on this guys legs. |
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| Giant Fox Tail Weed. |
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| Barracks at the fort. |
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| Bone Yard on the beach of Blackbeard Island. |
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| Circa 1800 China at Hofwyl Plantation. |
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| Dinning table at the Plantation these plates are made to keep food warm. |
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| Volunteer Brenda and Refuge Manager Kimberly |
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| 1800's Candle Chandelier. |
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| The beach area near the Bone Yard. |
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| Teresa trying to blend in. |
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| The first trundle. |
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| Writing desk at the plantation. |
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| Sandpiper |
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| They call this the Bone Yard area due to all the dead trees. |
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| This was the only kitchen for the plantation main house. |
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| Plantation Barn |
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| Not one of the grandest plantation homes, this is Hofwyl Plantation, it was very big in rice farming around Brunswick, Ga. The plantation had over 300 slaves. |
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| Nature can really sculpt. |
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| Live Oak that was around during the Civil War. |
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| Rice fields in between the Plantations and the Atlantic. |
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| Another eagle on Blackbeard. |
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| Live Oaks line the road into the plantation. |
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| Great Blue Heron. |
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| How cool is the Bone yard. |
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| Loggerhead turtle shell on Blackbeard. |
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| Dolphins playing in the water, the sun reflection is so cool. |
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| Gull |
