Carolina Wild Photo (the blog)

On our third and last day of the trip we headed out around noon for Rachel Carson Reserve. Sunshine and near 70 degree temps would make for a very pleasant day, though the breezes were up from the previous two days. It turned out that the wind actually served to keep us from getting too warm, and was no problem for us. Like the previous days, the horses proved to be elusive.

We soon found the horses widely scattered on the marsh in small groups of two to four, requiring long treks in slippery, muddy muck to get closer to some. Others were beyond channels too deep to cross on foot. Relocating by boat would have been time consuming, only to get closer to one group while putting us much farther from any other group. There was nothing to be gained by chasing back and forth among them. We decided to try finding other groups in more easily reached areas. (continue reading…)

My previous post chronicled Day Two of my 9-day photo expedition to Florida, the bird rookery at St. Augustine Alligator Farm. Today, Day Three, we headed to Big Talbot and Little Talbot State Park areas just south of Amelia Island, outside Jacksonville.

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If you read my previous post, “The Florida Bird Haven Myth”, you already know how disappointed I was with the lack of quantity and diversity of birds on my 9-day adventure across Florida. The full day spent at the bird rookery at St. Augustine’s Alligator Farm hardly lived up to my expectations, based on the reports and stories I read in preparation for the trip.

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