Tag Archives: pond

Snake by the pond 2024-03-13

I think it’s a black racer.

What do you think?

Lowndes County, Georgia, near a pond.

Spotted by Margaret Stewart.

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Pond, Dogs, Snake 2023-07-04

What kind of snake is this?

Snake on the lily pad

Probably not a moccasin, because it doesn’t have any stripes, and I’ve never seen one leave its tail sticking out like that. Usually a cottonmouth will face you and hiss.

The dogs found another snake earlier that probably was a moccasin, so we made them come along.

Blondie joins Arrow exploring

We also saw an anhinga on the surface. Usually we see them perched in a tree or flying. It did eventually fly off and perch.

Anhinga on the pond

Before

Blondie in the bushes

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Blondie and Gretchen

Gretchen, a spider, and Blondie

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Lilies, Gretchen, Blondie

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Grinning Blondie in the boat

Movie: Arrow in the bush, Blondie in the boat, Honeybun in the pond (61M)

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Gretchen, Honeybun

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Arrow, Blondie, Honeybun, Gretchen

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Arrow won’t admit she can swim

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Arrow, Honeybun, Gretchen

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Honeybun, Arrow

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Honeybun, Arrow, Blondie

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Relic of a lost civilization

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Arrow goes exploring

Down at the beaver dam

Movie: Blondie gets in the boat (112M)

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Deadfall, orange kayak, pond, Blondie 2023-04-11

If a tree falls in the forest, does it land on a boat?

Deadfall on boat 2023-04-11

But if it didn’t make a hole in the hull, I bet the boat will still float.

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Wild Azalea and Wood Storks 2023-01-31

An early spring sight, and something more unusual.

Wood Storks and Wild Azalea, OPF 2023-01-31

We’re used to wild azaleas, Rhododendron canescens, blooming around now. Plenty of buds promise more flowers after this first one.

But the other sight was more unusual. Continue reading →

Beaver Ponds, Yellow Dog, Gretchen and her Sycamore 2021-02-20

It’s good to get a little exercise.

Log, Fungus, Yellow Dog, Sycamore

Gretchen likes heaving logs under the red maples.

Gretchen and her log

Red maple and beaver creek

Beaver Pond

Birds and dogs.

Gretchen and a beaver pond

Wide beaver pond

Fungus

We could get it down with a ladder.

Gretchen and the lion’s mane

But we left it there to grow again.

This moss grows all the time.

Old stob; might be catface

Woods

In her habitat.

Gretchen in the woods with vines

Yellow Woods Dog

Yellow Dog knows all the woods paths.

Upper Pond

This is also a beaver pond now, only larger than the others.

How about a boardwalk right through here?

Gretchen at the pond edge

Yellow Pond Dog

Dogs like mud.

Yellow Dog in the pond

Yes, that’s me, Yellow Dog

Sycamore

That tree was knee-high when we transplanted it.

Gretchen and her Sycamore

She likes that tree

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Small bird nest at pond 2020-06-14

What kind of bird makes these small nests?

Bigger than a hummingbird nest

They’re too big to be hummingbird nests.

Another nest, near the pond

Gretchen spotted them, one in the woods, the other at the pond.

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Brown Dog in boat in pond 2020-06-14

Brown Dog likes boats.

Brown Dog and Gretchen with halo

Especially this old flatboat. Continue reading →

Wasps in the pond 2020-06-14

No pond is complete without wasps.

A video: Continue reading →

Mystery pond berries 2020-05-03

What are these mystery berries that grow on the beaver dam and on islands in the pond?

We think they’re probably some species of Smilax. Continue reading →

Dogs in beaver pond

Yellow Dog and Brown Dog cooling off in a beaver pond.

Gretchen is represented by her camera there on the right.

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