Here is a shot of the work going on at low water bridge. Cement is being poured today. A staircase leads from the new parking area and a cement boat launch is in place. there will a boat launch both upriver and downriver of the bridge.
We got an early start today, about 9:15 in the water. Temperatures were to heat up so we tried to avoid the afternoon sun. We saw the usual suspects, Great Blue Herons, Wood Ducks, Belted kingfishers, a Red Tail Hawk, a couple Pilated Woodpeckers and tales of the Ivory billed. My paddling partner told the story of a fellow birder in the Raeford area of North Carolina. Over 30 years ago, this experienced birder saw what he believed to be Ivory Billed Woodpeckers. He logged the sighting. Just this year, a researcher from Cornell contacted him to describe the sighting. This researcher is trying to establish which sighting were credible. The interview is set up for next week. Some follow up, 30+ years ago, revealed trees torn up as Ivory billed woodpeckers were known to have done. No chance I'll ever see one.
Common Blue Violets here among Carolina Blue Slate at our favorite lunch stop.
Some one help me out here. Are these red bellied turtles?
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