Dolphins versus Porpoises
'Dolphin,' I said. 'No,' my husband Barry insisted, 'a dolphin is a fish, the marine mammal is a porpoise!' In revising my book 'Marsh...
Horseshoe Crabs: Living Fossils
The strangest animal one is likely to find on Georgia beaches is the Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Not a true crustacean,...
Nesting Loggerhead Sea Turtles
On Mother's Day, it's only appropriate to write about motherly labors of love. Few mothers go to the extremes that mama loggerhead...
Little St. Simons Island Video
Georgia Outdoors has another wonderful video about Georgia sea islands; this one features the wildlife and landscapes of Little St....
Video on American Alligators
American alligators are iconic reptiles of the Georgia coast. They can be found lurking in freshwater ponds, swimming in tidal creeks,...
Georgia fiddlers (crabs, that is)
These small crabs, scuttling in large 'herds' across the marsh at low tide, are among the most conspicuous invertebrates in Georgia salt...
Videos on Cumberland and Sapelo Islands
For great introductions to the habitats and wildlife of coastal Georgia, watch the excellent videos 'Wild Cumberland' and 'Sapelo'...
