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Log flipping on Billy's Island; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

• Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind around 8 MPH.
• Sunrise: 6:53 AM; Sunset: 6:29 PM
• Daylight hours: 11 hours, 36 minutes
• Moon: 76% Waning Gibbous
• www.okefenokee.photography

Walton County, Georgia.

• Cloudy with occasional drizzle; high near 80.
• Sunrise 6:48 am; Sunset 8:33 pm
• Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 45 minutes (-1m 36s)
• Moon: 21% Waning Crescent

William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

Walton County, Georgia.

• Cloudy with occasional drizzle; high near 80.
• Sunrise 6:48 am; Sunset 8:33 pm
• Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 45 minutes (-1m 36s)
• Moon: 21% Waning Crescent

William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

Disney’s Pop Century Resort; Orange County, Florida

• Partly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Sunrise 6:31 am; Sunset 8:27 pm
• Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 56 minutes (-20s)

Disney’s Pop Century Resort; Orange County, Florida

• Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm.
• Sunrise 6:30 am; Sunset 8:27 pm
• Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 56 minutes (-17s)

Both Sexes
Length: 27.6-35.4 in (70-90 cm)
Weight: 42.3-88.2 oz (1200-2500 g)
Wingspan: 44.9-48.4 in (114-123 cm)

Adults are brown-black with a small patch of yellow-orange skin on the face. Immatures are browner overall, palest on the neck and breast. In the breeding season, adults develop a small double crest of stringy black or white feathers.

Juvenile. Never seen one come up and dry in our yard.

Both Sexes
Length: 27.6-35.4 in
Weight: 42.3-88.2 oz (1200-2500 g)
Wingspan: 44.9-48.4 in (Adults are brown-black with a small patch of yellow-orange skin on the face. Immatures are browner overall, palest on the neck and breast. In the breeding season, adults develop a small double crest of stringy black or white feathers.

Breeding adult.