
Eastern cottontail, Egan’s Creek Greenway, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida
This is a wildlife wrap-up of my trip back east since my next trip to Mongolia is coming up in three weeks and I’ve got posts coming about that. I was going to do a short post about the wildlife that I saw in Georgia, a bit of Florida and New York state. Instead it took me almost all of yesterday to pick out one of each of as many critters as I had decent photos of and make any adjustments necessary. Turns out I saw a LOT. I’m going to start with mammals, then birds, reptiles and finally insects. It’s a long post, but I wanted everything in one place for future reference. Hope you enjoy this wildlife trip!
MAMMALS

White-tailed deer, Okefenokee NWR. Stephen C. Foster State Park, Georgia

Eastern grey squirrel, Okefenokee NWR, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Georgia

Eastern grey squirrel and red squirrel, Hudson River Valley, New York State (red squirrel was a new species for me)

Eastern chipmunk, Hudson River Valley, New York State

Muskrat, pond in the Hudson River Valley, New York (seen while out painting on location with Jim Coe; first muskrat I had ever seen, so had to post a photo even though it’s not a good one; for the record)
BIRDS

Wood stork, Harris Neck NWR

White ibis, Okefenokee NWR, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Georgia

Glossy ibis, Savannah NWR, South Carolina

Anhinga, Okefenokee NWR, Georgia

Tricolor heron, Okefenokee NWR, Georgia

Great blue heron Egan’s Creek Greeway, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida (notice the turtles off to the right)

Great egret, Egan’s Creek Greenway, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida

Little blue heron, Turtle River area, Georgia

Green heron, Harris Neck NWR, Georgia

Ring-necked ducks, Hudson River Valley, New York state

Blue-winged teal; American alligator, Savannah NWR

Common moorhen (juvenile), Harris Neck NWR

Turkey vultures, Hudson River Valley, New York state

Turkey, Hudson River Valley, New York state

Pileated woodpecker, Okefenokee NWR

Hairy woodpecker, Hudson River Valley, New York state

Red-bellied woodpecker, Hudson River Valley, New York state

White-breasted nuthatch, Hudson River Valley, New York state

Blue jay, Hudson River Valley, New York state

Purple finch and goldfinches, Hudson River Valley, New York state

Tufted titmouse, Hudson River Valley, New York state

Cardinal, near Harris Neck NWR

Mourning dove, near Turtle River, Georgia

Mockingbird, near Turtle River, Georgia

Blue-grey gnatcatcher, near Turtle River, Georgia

Warbler, Okefenokee NWR, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Georgia

Palm warbler, Egan’s Creek Greemway, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida

Slate-colored junco, Hudson River Valley, New York state

Boat-tailed grackle, Savannah NWR
Birds I saw but did not get photos of or don’t have good ones include: swallowtail kite (no photo), cormorants, various ducks, a belted kingfisher, cowbird, snowy egret, and gallinule.
REPTILES

American alligator, Okefenokee NWR, Okefenokee Swamp Park ( The park people named him”Crazy” because he is very aggressive and is the current dominant bull gator; 12′ long, 800-900 lbs.)

American alligator, Okefenokee NWR

River cooters, Egan’s Creek Greenway, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida

Soft-shelled turtle, Okefenokee NWR

Banded water snakes, Okefenokee NWR

Midland water snake, Okefenokee NWR

Midland water snake, Okefenokee NWR

Penninsula ribbon snake, Okefenokee NWR

Water moccasin/cottonmouth, Okefenokee NWR

Water moccasin/cottonmouth (I was told by a local who works in the woods, so has to know snakes, that this was the biggest one he’d ever seen and, from the bulge, it looked like the snake had a “belly full of frogs). This species is extremely venomous)

Green anole, Okefenokee NWR
INSECTS

Spicebush swallowtail butterfly, Okefenokee NWR

Spicebush swallowtail butterfly, Okefenokee NWR

Dragonfly, Okefenokee NWR
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