A patch of glasswort Salicornia viginica covering the intertidal zone the west side of Cumberland Island National Seashore.
Glasswort
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Green treefrog
I haven’t captured many photographs of Georgia’s diverse herpetofauna since moving here (… 3 years ago…). While Ohio has two treefrogs in genus Hyla, Georgia has six.
Set up at Cumberland
Despite our naiveté and a call for heavy rains, we stayed in hammocks at Cumberland. Worked out pretty well!
Maritime forests
Behind the dunes, live oak Quercus virginiana dominate the canopy of the maritime forest on much of Cumberland Island. The oaks are covered in epiphytes and lichens, including resurrection ferns and Spanish moss, and the under story is thick with saw palmetto.
Some mammals at Cumberland
A few photographs of some of the mammals we saw at Cumberland Island. Knowing how ornery my father’s domesticated horses are, I did not want to approach the wild horses on the island… so you can see a couple in the background of those of those photographs.
Some dunes at Cumberland
No smiling on the Island
Lichens from Cumberland Island
From crustose to fruticose, Cumberland Island is rich with lichens, many of which seemed to be forming fruiting bodies in abundance. Some of the round, egg-like lichens that dwell on the ground’s surface covered a light gap, similar to those I photographed at the Ogeechee Canal. While not pictured, there were also red lichens covering spots of Live Oak bark.
An overnight at Cumberland Island
The weekend before Thanksgiving, Sean, John, and I visited Cumberland Island National Seashore for an overnight trip. The island is accessible via ferry and has several areas to camp, including some that are ‘primitive’ – that is, without water or a restroom.
We hiked in about 7 miles and stayed at the aptly named campsite, Yankee’s Paradise.
