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I love clouds, storms, hurricanes and Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge so of course I headed to the refuge the day hurricane Hermine was expected to make landfall. My plan was to enjoy the clouds and wind then take a few “before” images to compare with the aftermath of the storm. These photographs are pretty self explanatory so I’ll let them do the talking.
Continue reading “St. Marks NWR before the arrival of hurricane Hermine”
A few days ago Chantal and I were at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge as some dark storm clouds passed to our west. The dark clouds formed a beautiful backdrop to the Cedar Point Trail salt marsh. The sun was low in the sky and illuminated parts of the marsh creating a great photo opportunity.
We were also treated to the sight of several sea squirts shooting impressive streams water into the air. Perhaps they were warming up for the 4th of July celebration the next day.
The image of the sea squirts was extracted from a video I shot so it is not the same quality as the images from my Pentax DSLR.
I hope you enjoy these images!
Jim
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In addition to the great wildlife St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge offers amazing landscapes and vistas. During the summer the lucky visitor may get to witness one of nature’s spectacles, a summer thunderstorm.
A few days ago my wife and I were preparing to leave after a day on the refuge when we noticed a developing thunderstorm. We were at the lighthouse which happens to be one of the best locations for watching and photographing approaching storms. Continue reading “The witness may approach the bench”