A dragonfly, resting on a dried twig in front of now forgotten orange vegetation.
Taken at the Okefenokee Swamp back in April, I hadn’t published this post as I work on learning more about dragonfly ID. Cleaning up my drafts today, and I think this is a female Great Blue Skimmer.
This bloom was a different color than the other Pitcher Plant flowers I saw at Okefenokee Swamp. There are seven species found in Georgia and a bit of research reveals Pitcher Plants are a pretty big topic.
April 28, 2021
Pitcher Plants grow throughout the Okefenokee Swamp, a perfect wetland habitat to host these carnivorous wonders.
I saw a lot of them growing entangled with other wet feet loving plants.
The actual Pitchers grow along side the flowers, although some of the flowers seem to have gone by or were further distanced.
A few had popped up more in the open.
As this area is also home to Alligators and Snakes set up options to take a photo are limited.
April 28, 2021
A Little Blue Heron with wind-blown feathers perched on a snag overlooking the rookery at Okefenokee Swamp.
April 28, 2021
This Osprey was ahead of as we boated the canal at Okefenokee Swamp.
We would spot him, get just about close enough for an interesting image and off he’d go.
We repeated this series several times over an hour and never saw him fish.
April 29, 2021
A light fog was hovering over the canal as we headed into Okefenokee Swamp.
April 28, 2021
Another swamp beauty…
I don’t know if the katydid was eating the Water Lily petals or was looking for the bug that did. Leaves and grass are their primary food source, but they will eat small bugs.
I didn’t realize this was the same flower a half hour later when I passed back by with the same attraction for it. The katydid had moved down to the lower petals with his knees showing, just left of center.
Edge of a Rookery, Okefenokee Swamp, April 28, 2021
Just by luck there ware a wide variety of wildflowers in bloom on our day at Okefenokee Swamp, including this orchid.
Possible ID: Calopogon barbatus. Bearded Grasspink
April 28, 2021
