Down in the south-west corner of Georgia you can find the largest swamp in the USA, the Okefenokee. It covers about 700 square miles (1,800 square kilometres). It is the source of the Swanee River. Fifty inches (127cm) of rain a year provide the water. Shallow waterways wind through cypress trees and peat bogs, canoes are the simplest means of getting about. We settled for a motorised pontoon boat.
It’s a great place for Alligators …
… and interestingly, a great place for Black Bears who like to raid Alligator nests and plunder the eggs. Female Alligators guard their nests, large ones can fight off a bear, smaller ones are likely to come off second best. Since the swamp has been protected the bear population is recovering from past persecutions. None volunteered to be photographed.
It’s also a great place for birds, especially those with long legs …
We got a glimpse, as well, of a pair of Sandhill Cranes.
The trees and shrubs in the swamp provide opportunities for a different suite of birds.
The waters are acidic and nutrient poor, ideal for pitcher plants …
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Classic couple of lines. Volunteering bears and long legged birds. Simple but effective.