WWALS Okefenokee Billys Island Outing 2016-12-10

Bittern closeup 30.8347222, -82.3436111 Gators, herons, hawks, and a very hard-to-see bittern, all before Billy’s Island in the Okefenokee Swamp, on a WWALS monthly outing, 10 December 2016.

A few WWALS videos and many pictures and a google map below:

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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Pictures

Boaters with WWALS banner by Gretchen Quarterman 30.8315190, -82.3333150

Boaters with WWALS banner by Gretchen Quarterman 30.8315190, -82.3333150

See also the facebook album Gretchen Quarterman.

Pictures by John S. Quarterman

Signpost 30.8316738, -82.3602886
Signpost 30.8316738, -82.3602886

Heading towards Billys Island 30.8316738, -82.3602886
Heading towards Billys Island 30.8316738, -82.3602886

Shes photographing 30.8316667, -82.3602778
Shes photographing 30.8316667, -82.3602778

Bird in tree above boaters 30.8318323, -82.3601630
Bird in tree above boaters 30.8318323, -82.3601630

Hawk? 30.8316667, -82.3597222
Hawk? 30.8316667, -82.3597222

Movie: Bird (hawk?) in tree (8.8M)
Movie: Bird (hawk?) in tree (8.8M)

Two trees, two birds 30.8318076, -82.3600798
Two trees, two birds 30.8318076, -82.3600798

Little Blue Heron 30.8316667, -82.3600000
Little Blue Heron 30.8316667, -82.3600000

lBH 30.8316667, -82.3600000
lBH 30.8316667, -82.3600000

Movie: Heron and two birds in trees (45M)
Movie: Heron and two birds in trees (45M)

Im sleeping
Im sleeping

Head on wing 30.8322222, -82.3586111
Head on wing 30.8322222, -82.3586111

White bird 30.8330556, -82.3572222
White bird 30.8330556, -82.3572222

Egret? Ibis? 30.8330556, -82.3572222
Egret? Ibis? 30.8330556, -82.3572222

Great Blue Heron 30.8330556, -82.3572222
Great Blue Heron 30.8330556, -82.3572222

GBH 30.8330556, -82.3572222
GBH 30.8330556, -82.3572222

Boaters 30.8333333, -82.3569444
Boaters 30.8333333, -82.3569444

Many white birds 30.8333333, -82.3569444
Many white birds 30.8333333, -82.3569444

Bird behind boater 30.8333333, -82.3566667
Bird behind boater 30.8333333, -82.3566667

How many birds? 30.8337785, -82.3565582
How many birds? 30.8337785, -82.3565582

Behind the moss and above that 30.8337798, -82.3565462
Behind the moss and above that 30.8337798, -82.3565462

Four birds 30.8337692, -82.3565419
Four birds 30.8337692, -82.3565419

Need to catch up 30.8337702, -82.3564124
Need to catch up 30.8337702, -82.3564124

Buzzards and white birds above 30.8337702, -82.3564124
Buzzards and white birds above 30.8337702, -82.3564124

Ibis 30.8347222, -82.3436111
Ibis 30.8347222, -82.3436111

Bittern 30.8349456, -82.3437780
Bittern 30.8349456, -82.3437780

Bittern: very hard to see 30.8348416, -82.3438815
Bittern: very hard to see 30.8348416, -82.3438815

Bittern again 30.8347222, -82.3436111
Bittern again 30.8347222, -82.3436111

Movie: Bittern pretending to be grass (29M)
Movie: Bittern pretending to be grass (29M)

Gretchen into the narrows 30.8348488, -82.3436990
Gretchen into the narrows 30.8348488, -82.3436990

Pedal boat waiting for photographer 30.8348535, -82.3437051
Pedal boat waiting for photographer 30.8348535, -82.3437051

Bittern visible 30.8347222, -82.3436111
Bittern visible 30.8347222, -82.3436111

Bittern closeup 30.8347222, -82.3436111
Bittern closeup 30.8347222, -82.3436111

Choice of direction 30.8347673, -82.3433750
Choice of direction 30.8347673, -82.3433750

Minnies Lake, Floyds Island, Big Water, Canal Run 30.8347222, -82.3430556
Minnies Lake, Floyds Island, Big Water, Canal Run 30.8347222, -82.3430556

Gator 30.8344110, -82.3404973
Gator 30.8344110, -82.3404973

Boaters looking at the gator 30.8327778, -82.3358333
Boaters looking at the gator 30.8327778, -82.3358333

Billys Island landing 30.8333814, -82.3571896
Billys Island landing 30.8333814, -82.3571896

Bret and Phil on the dock 30.8318902, -82.3336409
Bret and Phil on the dock 30.8318902, -82.3336409

Gretchen photographing Bret and Phil on the dock 30.8318809, -82.3336403
Gretchen photographing Bret and Phil on the dock 30.8318809, -82.3336403

Chris and Bret at the cemetery 30.8308255, -82.3326712
Chris and Bret at the cemetery 30.8308255, -82.3326712

Into the palms 30.8347727, -82.3434134
Into the palms 30.8347727, -82.3434134

Deanna wonders what is that 30.8286093, -82.3336506
Deanna wonders what is that 30.8286093, -82.3336506

Rusty metal relic 30.8287563, -82.3339831
Rusty metal relic 30.8287563, -82.3339831

Pine straw 30.8286221, -82.3341522
Pine straw 30.8286221, -82.3341522

Carriage parts 30.8285776, -82.3342301
Carriage parts 30.8285776, -82.3342301

A different rusty metal relic 30.8285789, -82.3343219
A different rusty metal relic 30.8285789, -82.3343219

Bret and Chris dont know what it is either 30.8285559, -82.3343402
Bret and Chris dont know what it is either 30.8285559, -82.3343402

Hikers and trail marker 30.8285440, -82.3345902
Hikers and trail marker 30.8285440, -82.3345902

Downed trees, maybe due to Hurricane Hermine 30.8285324, -82.3346065
Downed trees, maybe due to Hurricane Hermine 30.8285324, -82.3346065

Burned below downed tree 30.8285461, -82.3345943
Burned below downed tree 30.8285461, -82.3345943

Deanna at the downed tree 30.8285702, -82.3346142
Deanna at the downed tree 30.8285702, -82.3346142

Pine straw and water oak leaves 30.8286744, -82.3346884
Pine straw and water oak leaves 30.8286744, -82.3346884

Look over there 30.8295309, -82.3343630
Look over there 30.8295309, -82.3343630

Tiny gator 30.8295309, -82.3343630
Tiny gator 30.8295309, -82.3343630

Boater 30.8346709, -82.3471444
Boater 30.8346709, -82.3471444

Boater and hard-to-see bird 30.8340062, -82.3412105
Boater and hard-to-see bird 30.8340062, -82.3412105

Congested area, GA 177 30.8169444, -82.3675000
Congested area, GA 177 30.8169444, -82.3675000

35 MPH, US 441 30.6776528, -82.5570010
35 MPH, US 441 30.6776528, -82.5570010

Suwannee River overflow Bridge 30.6777363, -82.5570832
Suwannee River overflow Bridge 30.6777363, -82.5570832

View off overflow bridge 30.6777363, -82.5570832
View off overflow bridge 30.6777363, -82.5570832

Fargo City Limit 30.6799165, -82.5589249
Fargo City Limit 30.6799165, -82.5589249

Suwannee River Bridge, US 441 30.6804194, -82.5594073
Suwannee River Bridge, US 441 30.6804194, -82.5594073

Suwannee River @ US 441 30.6805769, -82.5595624
Suwannee River @ US 441 30.6805769, -82.5595624

Up Barton St. to Fargo from Suwannee River, 20161210 145821 30.6806493, -82.5596412
Up Barton St. to Fargo from Suwannee River, 20161210 145821 30.6806493, -82.5596412

Both banks, Suwannee River, Barton St., Fargo, GA, 30.6808138, -82.5597908
Both banks, Suwannee River, Barton St., Fargo, GA, 30.6808138, -82.5597908

Fargo Launch @ US 441, Suwannee River 30.6810343, -82.5600162
Fargo Launch @ US 441, Suwannee River 30.6810343, -82.5600162

Parking, Eco-Lodge, Suwannee River, 30.6811143, -82.5601007
Parking, Eco-Lodge, Suwannee River, 30.6811143, -82.5601007

Eco-Lodge, Suwannee River, 30.6811709, -82.5601791
Eco-Lodge, Suwannee River, 30.6811709, -82.5601791

Bridge, Barton St., Fargo, GA, Suwannee River, 30.6812416, -82.5602342
Bridge, Barton St., Fargo, GA, Suwannee River, 30.6812416, -82.5602342

Suwannee River at Barton St., Fargo, GA 30.6813884, -82.5604019
Suwannee River at Barton St., Fargo, GA 30.6813884, -82.5604019

Barton Street to Suwannee River, Fargo, GA 30.6814589, -82.5604668
Barton Street to Suwannee River, Fargo, GA 30.6814589, -82.5604668

Suwannee River Eco-Lodge, 30.6815281, -82.5605435
Suwannee River Eco-Lodge, 30.6815281, -82.5605435

Google Map

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