More Georgia Outdoors Episodes
Recent blog posts have featured three more video episodes produced by Georgia Outdoors, and hosted by Sharon Collins. All are well worth...
St. Catherines Island
The Georgia coast has sites of historical, as well as natural, interest. St. Catherines Island, just north of Sapelo Island, and about 50...
Pelican Survivors
'A wonderful bird is the pelican, His bill will hold more than his belican' This memorable quote is often attributed to the humorist...
About Vultures
One spring, a pair of turkey vultures were preparing for the long trip north after over-wintering in the sunny tropics. They were...
Coastal 'Fleas' and 'Roaches'
If you turn over a mass of cordgrass stems washed up on the beach, bunches of flea-sized bugs will start hopping madly about. Poke around...
Georgia Outdoor Episodes
The PBS show Georgia Outdoors, produced and hosted by veteran reporter Sharon Collins, has wonderful episodes on coastal wildlife and...
Gone Fishing
The Sherr family: sons Jared and Aaron, husband Barry, and father-in-law Saul Sherr surf fishing on Nannygoat Beach, Sapelo Island, 1987....
Jellyfish Ocean
Jellyfish are abundant along the Georgia coast. These pulsing bells are among the most primitive animals on earth. Their simple nervous...
Mossy Oaks
As I wrote in 'Marsh Mud and Mummichogs', the best-loved coastal tree is the live oak, Quercus virginiana. The low spreading branches,...
A Haven for Herons
The State of Georgia has done an exemplary job of preserving its tidal wetlands. According to the Georgia Department of Natural...
