November 2015 ~ It has been fairly quiet in the St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area, a.k.a, Earl Johnson Park – the wintering ducks haven’t arrived yet and all the interesting spiders are gone. There is only a little fall foliage: The little cypress tree is bright green: And the ferns were pretty happy after a…
St. Augustine Road Fish Management area
Mating Spiders!
More excitement this summer – mating spiders! I recently posted about some of our summer spider finds in the park. The Golden-silk Orbweaver, Nephila clavipes, at over two inches, was one of the largest we’d ever seen of this species. She was surrounded by smaller males and seemed to be attracting more by the day….
May in the Park
It has been a hot May in the park. Most of the birds are gone but we can always count a few on the automatic fish feeder they seem to like the perch. The arrowhead plants are all blooming: Found a tiny egg on the ground but can’t tell what kind and couldn’t see a…
Spring – Almost Gone!
What happened to spring? It seems the robins were just passing through and the wild azalea tree was blooming. Now it’s hot, most of the visiting birds around the lakes at the St Augustine Road Fish Management Area are gone, and by afternoon we’re having to close up the house and turn the air con…
February at the St Augustine Road Fish Management Area
February is only half over and has been pretty warm, prompting lots of blooming berries at the St Augustine Road Fish Management Area. Hope the forecasted cold snap doesn’t do everything in. Not that we ever get any of the berries – the animals know exactly when to eat them – always the day before we get there. We had…
Good to be Back
October 2014 ~ It has been a while. Travel and family kept us occupied all summer. It seemed that every time we had the time to make our trek through the woods, rain made it impossible to cross the little stream that allowed access to the park from our home. Good to see the St….
Photo Friday: Activity
Our entry for the challenge, Photo Friday:Activity. Birdwatching and photography are two of our favorite summertime activities. The reward for long hours in the woods: mama or papa Anhinga returns to feed the chicks. By the time they leave the nest, they will be as large as the parents.