Alligator Feeding Frenzy Okefenokee Swamp
Jul 29, 2010 A Georgia fisherman recorded hundreds of alligators gathering in a canal in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, in what biologists believe may be a strange feeding ritual. Ray Cason witnessed.
- Okefenokee Swamp water temperature is one of the vital statistics included on this page. We also include the moon phase as full and new moons are generally better fishing times. Help in choosing what time to hit the water with daily sunrise and sunset times plus moon rise and moon set times.
- Okefenokee Swamp Park (North) - A private non-profit facility, this entrance is located eight miles south of Waycross. Interpretive displays, a boardwalk, boat and train tours, and live animals show s. Call 912-283-0583 for information about programs and entrance fees. Address: 5700 Okefenokee Swamp Park Road Waycross, GA 31503.
With no killing frosts this winter the mosquitoes here are just about the size of the swallowtail butterflies.
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Feeding frenzy eatery. The swallowtails to the roadside thistle is amazing, a veritable feeding frenzy.
A winged herbivorial feeding frenzy?
“Butterflies and moths belong to the second largest order of insects (next to beetles) with approximately 170,000 specis worldwide. Feeding frenzy nintendo switch game. All have two pair of wings covered with overlapping layers of fine scales. They feed by uncoiling a long feeding-tube (proboscis) and sucking nutrients from flowers, puddles,etc. When not in use, the tube is coiled under the head.
The fish are keyed in on the moving water but the water levels are falling slowly maybe about an inch a day. Feeding frenzy flash. We’re not sure how long this is going to go on for.
Okefenokee Swamp Park Waycross Ga
The two groups differ in several ways. Butterflies are active by day, brightly colored, have a thin body, rest with their wings held erect over the back, and have thin antennae that thicken at the tip. Moths are active at night, most are dull in color, have a stout body, rest with their wings folded tent-like over the back,and have antennae that are usually thicker and often furry.” Golden Guides: Butterflies and Moths
The 2011 Honey Island wildfire, just now extinguishing itself, left scars on the land, especially within the western side of the swamp. Green palmetto rebirth is making itself known among the semi-burnt pine prairies .
Okefenokee Swamp Tours
Tomorrow the eastern side, the Folkston, Georgia side, of the Okefenokee Swamp NWR.