This year, I spent my week of vacation sea kayaking Little Tybee Island in coastal Georgia. This was quite the adventure, and I was surprised on how much beauty can be held in one place. Even in the city of Savannah we were able to see a barred owl, hanging out in one of the thousands of Live Oak trees drooping with Spanish moss.
Over the week I spent a few hours checking out the views, and watching birds on the island. I was accompanied by my friend, Michael McGuire, a sophomore in Rubenstein and a large lover of photography and birds. He helped me understand and identify the birds we saw, as I pointed out the woody plants, and fresh flowers. Many of the woody plants I found were either Live Oak trees, with a few American beech trees, but the majority was the common palm tree (more related to a fern than any tree). All were in full bloom, showing signs of the year round growing conditions that they are given by the warm climate.
Some of the birds we were able to identify were Tricolored Herons, Snowy Egrets, American Oystercatchers, Common Terns, Sanderlings, a Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpeckers, and many, many more. I added some pictures of the trip and the birds below…
Oh yeah there were dolphins, and wild boar too!!