Thursday 13: Jekyll Island

A meme I’m trying out: A list of thirteen things, any topic, any style.

Thirteen Things I’ve Seen on Jekyll Island This Week:

1- Alligators! alligatorcHortonPondJekyllIsland18Nov2018

2- Dozens of black- and yellow-crowned night herons!adultyellowcrownednightheronbirdbestAmphitheatreJekyllIsland20Nov2018yellowcrownednightheronjuvenilebirdsgroomingAmphitheatreJekyllIsland20Nov2018

and a green heron or two:greenheronbirdbHortonPondJekyllIsland22Nov2018

3- Skimmers! plus gulls
skimmersgullsfoamyoceanflightsouthbeachJekyllIsland22Nov2018

4- Sea Pansy!
seapansypurplemidbeachJekyllIsland21Nov2018

5- An assortment of butterflies! (monarch, gulf fritillary, skippers, common buckeye, among others)

6- Forster’s terns and royal terns!
forstersroyalternsSouthEndBeachJekyllIsland19Nov2018

7- Snowy egrets chasing a willet who played them!willetsnowyegretmimickingGloryBeachJekyllIsland21Nov2018snowyegretwilletheadunderwaterGloryBeachJekyllIsland21Nov2018willetsnowyegretGloryBeachJekyllIsland21Nov2018snowyegretchasingwilletGloryBeachJekyllIsland21Nov2018twosnowyegretswaterbestGloryBeachJekyllIsland21Nov2018

and one doing an interpretive dance:
snowyegretballetbirdSouthEndBeachJekyllIsland19Nov2018

8- White ibises!
flockwhiteibisbirdssomedarkclosecgrassmarshClamCreekroadJekyllIsland20Nov2018

9- Eastern rat snake!
blackEasternRatsnakebinlandbiketrailJekyllIsland19Nov2018

10- Lot of sunsets!mudorangesky531pmStAndrewsBeachJekyllIsland21Nov2018

11- Spiny orb weaver and golden silk orb weaver spiders!spinyorbweaverspiderbCauseswaymarshJekyllIland21Nov2018goldensilkorbweaverspiderwebinlandbiketrailJekyllIsland19Nov2018

12- Tri-coloured herons!
tricolouredheronmarshClamCreekJekyllIsland20Nov2018

13- Woodstorks and roseate spoonbills!
woodstorksibisroseatespoonbillsbirdsCausewayMarshJekyllIsland21Nov2018

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I love all these things — the birds, insects, and other animals; the plants; the beach treasures; and the exploration and discovery of them — but the marsh and the ocean are the sights I most want to see every day.

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And this guy.TommarshtreeparallelbestRiverviewbiketrailJekyllIsland20Nov2018

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