Saturday, October 5, Naturalist Curt Burnette led a hike at the Limberlost Swamp Wetland Preserve which began at the Deacon’s Trail. This is a rare look at some of the areas of the wetland that cannot be seen from the road and spend part of the year underwater.
This is the area where Gene Stratton-Porter did her vulture studies and inspired her to set her novel “Freckles.”
The following photos were taken by Randy Lehman. We hope that you will enjoy your Limberlost hike!
Signs of beavers. Beaver stick cache.
Flower-of-the-hour with a sulphur butterfly.
Bee hive in a tree.
The dead ash trees stand out among the living trees.
Monarch on ironweed.
Great blue heron on the Loblolly Creek.
Song sparrow
Melissa, Curt and Cheryl
Turkey feather
Loblolly Creek
Old bridge abutment
Hiking through the woods.
Sea of grass; this area was underwater in the spring of the year.
Levee Trail
We hope you have enjoyed your walk at the Limberlost Swamp Wetland Preserve. It is the largest of the preserves in the Limberlost Conservation Area.
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