Red for courage and readiness to sacrifice; white for pure intentions and high ideals; and blue for vigilance and justice.
Common and Boat-tailed Grackle
In North America three grackle species occur: Common, Great-tailed, and Boat-tailed. All are generally similar in appearance, with males glossy…
Views from Alabama Point
Gulf State Park Alabama Point Beach Access Point East is owned and operated by Alabama State Parks. Situated just east…
False Turkey-tail
Large, layered groups of leathery, parchmentlike brackets with multicolored zones; underside smooth. Grows on stumps and logs of deciduous trees.
Osprey
A very distinctive fish-hawk, formerly classified with other hawks but now placed in a separate family of its own.
Cormorant Visits With Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
The gangly Double-crested Cormorant is a prehistoric-looking, matte-black fishing bird with yellow-orange facial skin. Though they look like a combination…
Butterflies at Alabama Point
A number of different butterfly species migrate through Alabama during the fall. Some come from Canada and will continue their…
Dunlin at Bath
The name, first applied long ago, simply means ‘little dun-colored (gray-brown) bird,’ a good description of the Dunlin in winter plumage. Birds…
Great Blue Heron on the Rocks
The Great Blue Heron is the largest heron in North America. It is a large bird, with a slate-gray body,…
Common Green Darner
The Common Green Darner (Anax junius), the widest ranging of the Anax species, inhabits lakes and ponds from coast to…
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