Canopy Roads of South Georgia

Happy frogs in the cypress swamp 2012-03-07

It rained six inches here when the tornado went through. That rain refilled the cypress swamp, and revived thousands of frogs that had been slumbering in the mud.

Panning around their habitat, you can't see them, but you can hear them.

Here's a playlist:

What's in the log?

It's just a log, right? So why are the dogs so interested?

Here's a better look:

Dogs in swamp

Every dog should have a swamp:

To wade around in with her sister:

Pointing brown dog

Brown dog wants Gretchen to know there's something in that blackgum:

I'll just stand like a statue until you see it.

Yellow dog helps point.

Yellow dog and raccoon

What the brown dog saw in the tree:

A raccoon. Yellow dog sees it, too:

Brown dog tries to climb tree

Silly brown dog! Dogs can't climb trees!

Wonder what's in the tree?

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 4 July 2010.

Wood duck boxes:

Here's a nice cypress:

Egrets in Trees

South Georgia, or Pandora?

What lives there?

Pitcher Plants

Growing in the swamp:

Gretchen, can you use the long lens?

Grand Bay Channels

Channels in the swamp in the afternoon:

Sunbeams: