Frogs

Frogs

Frogs range in size from the largest, the bull frog at eight inches from nose to rear end and weighing up to one and half pounds, to the tiniest of all North American frogs, the little grass frog at barely an half inch long. You may not see a frog the entire time you...
Turtles

Turtles

Turtles observed most frequently are the yellow-bellied slider and the river cooter. The yellow-bellied slider has a dark highly domed shell or carapace, with, as you can imagine, a yellow belly or plastron. Along the yellow margins or broad edges where the top and...
Alligators

Alligators

Alligators are perhaps the most important large animal in southeastern aquatic ecosystems. Capable of reaching 15 feet, large adults keep waterways open from vegetation that would otherwise choke free-flowing waterways. Even smaller alligators help with this effort....
Lily Pads

Lily Pads

Lily pads are essential to the ecosystem of this black water creek. There are two main species, the fragrant white water lily and the yellow water bonnet or spadderdock. The fragrant white water lilies have nearly perfectly shaped round pads that look like a pie with...
Owls

Owls

Owls are perhaps the hardest of all birds to spot even though they are some of the largest birds in Ebenezer. You know they are present however by their hoots echoing through the treetops. Barred Owls’ hoots tend to sound as if they are saying, “Who cooks for you? Who...
Woodpeckers

Woodpeckers

As you make your way through the beautiful serenity of the cypress and tupelos of Ebenezer you will inevitably hear tapping. Some of the taps will be rapid and loud, others will be softer, separated taps. Woodpeckers are just that, they peck wood for grubs and any...