I spotted it. I had always hoped to but never thought it would actually happen. Last week on Cumberland Island, I saw a pure white piebald deer. So what is a piebald deer and why should you be as excited as I am? Read on to find out. A piebald Read more…
It is that time of year. At Cumberland Island’s beach, a spot of sand stirs and develops a depression, and little leathered heads emerge. It is loggerhead sea turtle hatching season. After incubating for two months, these tiny two-inch-long creatures leave their nest and instinctively make their way to the Read more…
Arbor Day arrives the end of April, and whether you observe this holiday or not, there is a majestic local tree worth celebrating: the live oak. Appreciated for centuries as a reliable building product, today it is simply adored as an iconic symbol of the South. Below we explore basic Read more…
Winter is my favorite bloom season. You may think this strange, but stroll a Southern town such as St. Marys and tell me its camellias adorned with deep red, pastel pink, and snow-white flowers are not a winter marvel. Below we discuss this floriferous shrub, its journey across the globe, Read more…
In Southeast Georgia, our foliage does not mark a change in seasons as it does for our northern neighbors. However, one aspect of our landscape does herald fall: the salt marshes, which transition from neon-green in summer to a rich gold come autumn. As we admire this phenomenon, let us Read more…
We may think that gators reside primarily in Florida (think the University of Florida Gators), but even though they are found in all of the state’s 67 counties, they can also be found as far west as southeast Oklahoma and east Texas and as far northeast as North Carolina. This Read more…