Walton Wildlife Walk
Nature journal excerpt from April 30, 2019...
© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 24219393 - Great Blue Heron; Walton County, Georgia. April 30, 2019.
Tuesday, 7:00 AM - I headed into Walton County an hour earlier this morning. Am I that dedicated to my job? Actually, I am. But is wasn’t for work that I came in early. The sun is up earlier now and I could get in an hour of birding and wildlife photography before clocking in. And it was a productive morning! I believe I hit my Walton all-time birding high: 43 taxa!
Not only did I get a rather high bird count, but spotted a few other critters as well. A Beaver was swimming the upper pond and a Northern Watersnake was cutting across the main retention pond. In the secluded wetlands area south of the jail I spotted a Green Heron skulking in the shadows; my first spotting for this spring season. While pursuing the heron, a Louisiana Waterthrush sang repeatedly overhead. What a great morning!
© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 24219393 - Great Blue Heron; Walton County, Georgia. April 30, 2019.
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Canadian Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
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A productive morning for wildlife and birding! Walton County, GA. See birding and wildlife photography journals at www.williamwisephoto.com.
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
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A productive morning for wildlife and birding! Walton County, GA. See birding and wildlife photography journals at www.williamwisephoto.com.
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Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)Observer
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A productive morning for wildlife and birding! Walton County, GA. See birding and wildlife photography journals at www.williamwisephoto.com.
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Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)Observer
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A productive morning for wildlife and birding! Walton County, GA. See birding and wildlife photography journals at www.williamwisephoto.com.
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Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)Observer
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A productive morning for wildlife and birding! Walton County, GA. See birding and wildlife photography journals at www.williamwisephoto.com.
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Green Heron (Butorides virescens)Observer
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A productive morning for wildlife and birding! Walton County, GA. See birding and wildlife photography journals at www.williamwisephoto.com.
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Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)Observer
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Identified as LOWA by song. A productive morning for wildlife and birding! Walton County, GA. See birding and wildlife photography journals at www.williamwisephoto.com.
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Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)Observer
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Walton County, GA
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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)Observer
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See birding and wildlife photography journals at www.williamwisephoto.com.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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