Fulfilling a promise to our friend Dean Hurliman, my brother Brian and I took our Hurliman Ivorybills out for some sunlight and fresh Spring air. In case you missed it, these simply astonishing works of art were gifted to us by artist Dean Hurliman of Iowa. The big male is mine; Brian was gifted the other two, slightly smaller male and female. We are still deeply, deeply humbled by the generosity of this kindred spirit.
It was a perfect Spring day in Elephant Man Swamp, in the far southern end of the Stronghold. Red, white, glossy black, and antique white shone above the dark waters. For a few magical moments, we allowed ourselves to believe. And it was marvellous.
Earlier, we hiked through swarms of mosquitoes to visit the Ancient of Days, waking up from his long sleep, drinking deep of waters from the overflow of the Pascagoula.
The white flowers belong to a Styrax americanus, or American snowbell, a species we have not (knowingly) encountered before. This one grows along the overgrown trail, within a hundred yards or so of the Ancient of Days.
Thank you for visiting our blog. We will continue to post accounts of our search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in the Pascagoula River Basin.
It was a perfect Spring day in Elephant Man Swamp, in the far southern end of the Stronghold. Red, white, glossy black, and antique white shone above the dark waters. For a few magical moments, we allowed ourselves to believe. And it was marvellous.
(Photos: Brian Carlisle)
Earlier, we hiked through swarms of mosquitoes to visit the Ancient of Days, waking up from his long sleep, drinking deep of waters from the overflow of the Pascagoula.
(Photos: Brian Carlisle)
Thank you for visiting our blog. We will continue to post accounts of our search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in the Pascagoula River Basin.
