LOOK AND TREMBLE
Chipola River Look and Tremble Rapids
Brown Pelican
The brown pelican is colorful during the breeding season. The feathers on the top of his head are bright yellow with a brown and white strip down the side of his neck. When breeding season is over it fades to a dull yellow and brown. Young birds are almost completely brown with a whitish belly....
Old Iron Bridge and Bellamy’s Ghost
The weather was perfect and the river was gently flowing, so why not go exploring and look for a ghost at the old iron Bellamy Bridge. The stories about the ghost of Elizabeth Bellamy and how she died is very intriguing. She was buried in 1873 at the old iron bridge beside the Chipola River. ...
Dangerous Mossy Cypress Knees
Cypress’ knees are dressed in moss that’s gray when dry and a lovely soft green when wet. They make an interesting decor as they line up like bowling pins along the Chipola Riverbank. There are skinny ones and fat ones, tall and short, and every size in between. Some are just tiny knobs poking up...
Hornets on the Chipola River
The Chipola River is not only home to furry and feathered critters but also the not so cute and nice. High in the canopy of trees, is a unique nest hidden from view until the wind blew the autumn leaves off the trees. The hornet’s nest was about 30 feet off the ground over a...
Many Moods of the Chipola River
The many moods of the Chipola River can change from a sleepy little river meandering around the bend to an angry flood after a heavy rain, rushing to the Gulf of Mexico, trying to take everything in her path. This tree house was swept away by one of those many floods. The photo was taken...
Osprey’s Quaint Home on the Intracoastal Waterway
This pair of Osprey has a very quaint home high above the Intracoastal Waterway in White City, Florida. They make their home using driftwood found floating on the waterway. With a wingspan of five to six feet, ospreys are able to fly big pieces of wood to the top of this giant cypress tree and weave them into place. ...
White Lilies At The Apalachicola River
My husband and I enjoy going to the park in Chattahoochee for a picnic lunch after Sunday morning church services, it’s such a pretty place on the Apalachicola River. The river is very wide and there is always plenty of birds, and lots of activity going on with people fishing and launching their boats. A large...
Sneaky Hungry Pitcher Plants
The sneaky hungry pitcher plants have very sweet smelling nectar that lures an insect into its tubular stem for dinner. Because of the plant’s coloration and sweet smell the insect has no clue they have fallen into a deadly trap with no way out. The insect lands on the slippery rim and falls in. The...
