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

See also the facebook album Gretchen Quarterman.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman
Signpost 30.8316738, -82.3602886
Heading towards Billys Island 30.8316738, -82.3602886
Shes photographing 30.8316667, -82.3602778
Bird in tree above boaters 30.8318323, -82.3601630
Hawk? 30.8316667, -82.3597222
Movie: Bird (hawk?) in tree (8.8M)
Two trees, two birds 30.8318076, -82.3600798
Little Blue Heron 30.8316667, -82.3600000
Movie: Heron and two birds in trees (45M)
Head on wing 30.8322222, -82.3586111
White bird 30.8330556, -82.3572222
Egret? Ibis? 30.8330556, -82.3572222
Great Blue Heron 30.8330556, -82.3572222
Boaters 30.8333333, -82.3569444
Many white birds 30.8333333, -82.3569444
Bird behind boater 30.8333333, -82.3566667
How many birds? 30.8337785, -82.3565582
Behind the moss and above that 30.8337798, -82.3565462
Four birds 30.8337692, -82.3565419
Need to catch up 30.8337702, -82.3564124
Buzzards and white birds above 30.8337702, -82.3564124
Bittern 30.8349456, -82.3437780
Bittern: very hard to see 30.8348416, -82.3438815
Bittern again 30.8347222, -82.3436111
Movie: Bittern pretending to be grass (29M)
Gretchen into the narrows 30.8348488, -82.3436990
Pedal boat waiting for photographer 30.8348535, -82.3437051
Bittern visible 30.8347222, -82.3436111
Bittern closeup 30.8347222, -82.3436111
Choice of direction 30.8347673, -82.3433750
Minnies Lake, Floyds Island, Big Water, Canal Run 30.8347222, -82.3430556
Gator 30.8344110, -82.3404973
Boaters looking at the gator 30.8327778, -82.3358333
Billys Island landing 30.8333814, -82.3571896
Bret and Phil on the dock 30.8318902, -82.3336409
Gretchen photographing Bret and Phil on the dock 30.8318809, -82.3336403
Chris and Bret at the cemetery 30.8308255, -82.3326712
Into the palms 30.8347727, -82.3434134
Deanna wonders what is that 30.8286093, -82.3336506
Rusty metal relic 30.8287563, -82.3339831
Pine straw 30.8286221, -82.3341522
Carriage parts 30.8285776, -82.3342301
A different rusty metal relic 30.8285789, -82.3343219
Bret and Chris dont know what it is either 30.8285559, -82.3343402
Hikers and trail marker 30.8285440, -82.3345902
Downed trees, maybe due to Hurricane Hermine 30.8285324, -82.3346065
Burned below downed tree 30.8285461, -82.3345943
Deanna at the downed tree 30.8285702, -82.3346142
Pine straw and water oak leaves 30.8286744, -82.3346884
Look over there 30.8295309, -82.3343630
Tiny gator 30.8295309, -82.3343630
Boater 30.8346709, -82.3471444
Boater and hard-to-see bird 30.8340062, -82.3412105
Congested area, GA 177 30.8169444, -82.3675000
35 MPH, US 441 30.6776528, -82.5570010
Suwannee River overflow Bridge 30.6777363, -82.5570832
View off overflow bridge 30.6777363, -82.5570832
Fargo City Limit 30.6799165, -82.5589249
Suwannee River Bridge, US 441 30.6804194, -82.5594073
Suwannee River @ US 441 30.6805769, -82.5595624
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
Fargo Launch @ US 441, Suwannee River 30.6810343, -82.5600162
Parking, Eco-Lodge, Suwannee River, 30.6811143, -82.5601007
Eco-Lodge, Suwannee River, 30.6811709, -82.5601791
Bridge, Barton St., Fargo, GA, Suwannee River, 30.6812416, -82.5602342
Suwannee River at Barton St., Fargo, GA 30.6813884, -82.5604019
Barton Street to Suwannee River, Fargo, GA 30.6814589, -82.5604668
Suwannee River Eco-Lodge, 30.6815281, -82.5605435
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