Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927 concerning the Eastern Gray Squirrel: “In the Okefinokee, as … More
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Uncanny Notes of the Barred Owl
Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “The denser cypress bays are places of deep shade … More
Well-trained Bear Hounds
Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: Hounds are generally used for locating and following a … More
“Gentlemen” Plume Hunters
“Plume hunting” for sport and fashion was common in the years before laws were enacted to protect our birds. The … More
The Finest of Embroidery
An excerpt from naturalist Bradford Torrey’s 1895 book, A Florida Sketch-Book: “We were at that moment approaching a bird about which … More