My youngest daughter and I rode out to Paul B. Johnson State Park in rural Hattiesburg, Mississippi on March 15th. It had been years and years since I've been there. My parents occasionally rented a cabin on the lake during summer vacation when I was much younger.
We walked along the nature trail for a few minutes but didn't see any creatures stirring about. The trail itself is nice and has wooden benches here and there for those who want to sit and rest or watch for wildlife.
The water level in Lake Geiger was higher than normal due to flooding rains in the area. Water was still overflowing onto the bridge days after the heavy flooding.
A small group of Canadian Geese were busy foraging in the grass near the water's edge.
We saw just a few other creatures stirring that morning, including a squirrel and a red-bellied woodpecker.
A whole bunch of turtles were warming up in the sun. I counted 26 of them to begin with- about half of them scrambled into the water as I approached (guess they were camera-shy).
That's a crowd!
Thanks for dropping in. Have a great week!
The best day at the park, when the camera gets a good workout. :)
ReplyDeleteI've never seen that many turtles on a log!
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