Latitude: 34.4434282
Longitude: -86.9352842
Elevation: 203 meters / 666 feet
Barometric Pressure 989KPa

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Lowing in the Field by Tony Barber --The Jolly Swagman, Morning comes with bird's chatter,
The cattle lowing in the field;
Yet to man their song hardly matt
Lowing in the Field by Tony Barber --The Jolly Swagman
Baldcypress - Taxodium distichum, 900th posted photo from Wheeler NWR, Decatur, AL by T Martin2010, The closely related Taxodium ascendens (Pond Cypress) is treated by some botanists as a distinct spe
Baldcypress - Taxodium distichum, 900th posted photo from Wheeler NWR, Decatur, AL by T Martin2010
American Beech - Fagus grandifolia by T Martin2010, Saw this article and it inspired me to find some American Beech to photograph and post:

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American Beech - Fagus grandifolia by T Martin2010
Bitternut Hickory - Carya cordiformis by T Martin2010, Bitternut Hickory, Bitternut, or Swamp Hickory is a fairly common large tree of bottomland forests,
Bitternut Hickory - Carya cordiformis by T Martin2010
Early morning river shot by T Martin2010, river day unitedstates unitedstatesofamerica alabama clear decatur tennesseeriver morgancounty wheel
Early morning river shot by T Martin2010
Lowland Loblolly Pine forest by T Martin2010, Pinus taeda seems to be a dominant tree here. I have seen also Water Oak - Quercus nigra - and Umbre
Lowland Loblolly Pine forest by T Martin2010
Sweet Gum - Liquidambar styraciflua by T Martin2010, First growth of this I have seen in the area, shot taken back on 4/10 of this year. Still a bit behi
Sweet Gum - Liquidambar styraciflua by T Martin2010
Spring woods by T Martin2010, Low lying mesic mixed forest of Loblolly Pine, Water Oak, Flowering Dogwood, Tuliptree, American Bee
Spring woods by T Martin2010
Bamboo thicket by T Martin2010, bamboo
Bamboo thicket by T Martin2010
Silver-spotted Skipper - Epargyreus clarus by T Martin2010, Photographed towards the end of my outing in harsh sunlight, this is by far the earliest I have come
Silver-spotted Skipper - Epargyreus clarus by T Martin2010
Boardwalk through bald cypress swamp by T Martin2010, No water that day. It is often dry there or at least there is often no standing or visible water. al
Boardwalk through bald cypress swamp by T Martin2010
Baldcypress - Taxodium distichum by T Martin2010, As seen from the Atkeson Trail, named after Tom Atkeson, a long-time manager of Wheeler National Wil
Baldcypress - Taxodium distichum by T Martin2010
Zebra Swallowtail - Eurytides marcellus by T Martin2010, Also known as Pawpaw butterfly, Kite Swallowtail, (The) Ajax, and Black-barred Swallowtail, this dis
Zebra Swallowtail - Eurytides marcellus by T Martin2010
Flash lily - Best if viewed LARGE by ALalto, Best if viewed large!alabama vivid decatur naturesfinest decaturalabama aplusphoto alabadrock flickr
Flash lily - Best if viewed LARGE by ALalto
Wheeler by Nature's Reflections, View from the Observation Building @Wheeler NWR visitor center.wheelernwr
Wheeler by Nature's Reflections
Closed seasonally... by ALalto, sunset reflection water afternoon dusk alabama reservoir decatur tennesseeriver tennesseevalley whee
Closed seasonally... by ALalto
Sandhill Cranes - Grus canadensis by T Martin2010, 11,000 wintered at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama this season, excellent numbe
Sandhill Cranes - Grus canadensis by T Martin2010
Early morning forest by T Martin2010, forest woods decatur rockpaper drcalist
Early morning forest by T Martin2010
DHR_Photos_130525_IMG_1312 by Dave Reasons, morning race daylight time alabama decatur balloonfestival blastoff alabamajubileehotairballoonclass
DHR_Photos_130525_IMG_1312 by Dave Reasons
Cattails In The Swamp by Singleaction, water canon swamp tennesseeriver canoncamera lowground wheelerwildliferefuge tennesseerivervalley wa
Cattails In The Swamp by Singleaction
Alderfly, Sialis sp. by T Martin2010, There are 23 species in North America north of Mexico in this genus. They are 10-18 mm generally, bl
Alderfly, Sialis sp. by T Martin2010
Tuliptree - Liriodendron tulipifera by T Martin2010, A widespread species native to eastern North America, found from southern Ontario and Illinois eastw
Tuliptree - Liriodendron tulipifera by T Martin2010
Common Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis by T Martin2010, plant cephalanthusoccidentalis wheelernationalwildliferefuge commonbuttonbush
Common Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis by T Martin2010
Female Falcate Orangetip - Anthocharis midea by T Martin2010, This is a female, so no orange tip. Males are distinctive in eastern North America; a small "wh
Female Falcate Orangetip - Anthocharis midea by T Martin2010
Greater Bladder Sedge - Carex intumescens by T Martin2010, These pictures are from April 21 of this year, just now uploading them to Flickr. Many thanks to Pla
Greater Bladder Sedge - Carex intumescens by T Martin2010
Hurricane Creek Park by Randy_W, I found that the waterfalls in Hurricane Creek Park are difficult to capture (due to position, light
Hurricane Creek Park by Randy_W
Common Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis by T Martin2010, A species of flowering plant in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is native to eastern and southern
Common Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis by T Martin2010
Hackberry - Celtis occidentalis by T Martin2010,
Hackberry - Celtis occidentalis by T Martin2010
The mighty Tennessee River by tjs1963 (Terri), square squareformat earlybird iphoneography instagramapp uploaded:by=instagram foursquare:venue=4c01
The mighty Tennessee River by tjs1963 (Terri)
Braswell House by LonelyPilgrim, Old house at corner of Danville Road and Modaus Road, Decatur, Alabama. 20 Mar 2008.

This house has
Braswell House by LonelyPilgrim
Spring! by T Martin2010, Small Bluet (Houstonia pusilla), Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia), and Virginia Spring Beauty (Cla
Spring! by T Martin2010
Juvenile Sandhill Crane - new version by LK-GA, A previous version posted on February 1 was a vertical crop of a landscape orientation image. I was
Juvenile Sandhill Crane - new version by LK-GA
Phellinus gilvus by T Martin2010, One of the most common conks on oak trees.
Phellinus gilvus by T Martin2010
Bald Cypress - Taxodium distichum by T Martin2010,
Bald Cypress - Taxodium distichum by T Martin2010
Probable Alabama Supplejack - Berchemia scandens by T Martin2010, Another view of the same vine. Photographed in low lying bottomland forest of Water Oak (Quercus nig
Probable Alabama Supplejack - Berchemia scandens by T Martin2010
Braswell House by LonelyPilgrim, Old house at corner of Danville Road and Modaus Road, Decatur, Alabama. 20 Mar 2008.

This house has
Braswell House by LonelyPilgrim
Dark phase female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus by T Martin2010, Not the greatest picture, as it was taken at a quite a distance. Rather flighty, so I wasn't able to
Dark phase female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus by T Martin2010
Four-humped Stink Bug - Brochymena quadripustulata by T Martin2010, Thanks to v belov on BugGuide for the ID.

Also called Rough Stink Bug, is between 10 and 18 mm in l
Four-humped Stink Bug - Brochymena quadripustulata by T Martin2010
The other Umbrella Magnolia -Magnolia tripetala by T Martin2010, Close up of the other, larger specimen.
The other Umbrella Magnolia -Magnolia tripetala by T Martin2010
European Black Elderberry - Sambucus nigra by T Martin2010, Other common names include Elder, Elderberry, Black Elder, European Elder, European Elderberry, Comm
European Black Elderberry - Sambucus nigra by T Martin2010
Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis by T Martin2010, Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis - is a native butterfly that is resident in most of the easte
Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis by T Martin2010
Field of wildflowers by T Martin2010, Small Bluet (Houstonia pusilla), Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia), and Virginia Spring Beauty (Cla
Field of wildflowers by T Martin2010
So how low lying is it? by T Martin2010, Not the same area as the photo I just posted but gives an example of how close to the water and how
So how low lying is it? by T Martin2010
Umbrella Magnolia - Magnolia tripetala by T Martin2010, Another view of the same specimen from earlier. Also called Umbrella-tree or Elkwood, perhaps a ling
Umbrella Magnolia - Magnolia tripetala by T Martin2010
Cypress Forest by flash_nerd, Wheeler in Decatur, Alabamatrees alabama decatur joewheelerstpark
Cypress Forest by flash_nerd
Mouse Barley - Hordeum murinum by T Martin2010, Mouse Barley - Hordeum murinum

A non-native grass. Thanks to L'herbier en photos and Thierry Larere
Mouse Barley - Hordeum murinum by T Martin2010
Progress by LonelyPilgrim, Old house at corner of Danville Road and Modaus Road, Decatur, Alabama. 20 Mar 2008.

This house has
Progress by LonelyPilgrim
Four-humped Stink Bug - Brochymena quadripustulata by T Martin2010, Thanks to v belov on BugGuide for the ID.

Also called Rough Stink Bug, is between 10 and 18 mm in l
Four-humped Stink Bug - Brochymena quadripustulata by T Martin2010
Thin-Lined Erastria - Erastria cruentaria by T Martin2010, Thanks to Maury J. Heiman on BugGuide for the ID, not a species I was familiar with.


In my state t
Thin-Lined Erastria - Erastria cruentaria by T Martin2010
Bamboo grove by T Martin2010,
Bamboo grove by T Martin2010
Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis by T Martin2010, Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis - is a native butterfly that is resident in most of the easte
Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis by T Martin2010
Willow Oak - Quercus phellos by T Martin2010,
Willow Oak - Quercus phellos by T Martin2010
Stand of non-native bamboo by T Martin2010, At Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama. I don't know the species.
Stand of non-native bamboo by T Martin2010
Crow Garilc or Field Garlic - Allium vineale by T Martin2010, Crow Garilc or Field Garlic - Allium vineale
Non-native. 'Thanks to mtndust for the ID!
Crow Garilc or Field Garlic - Allium vineale by T Martin2010
2015 March 24 Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge by King Kong 911, 2015 March 24 Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge birds walking duck montana turtle snake nevada trail
2015 March 24 Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge by King Kong 911
Eastern Gama Grass - Tripsacum dactyloides by T Martin2010, Eastern Gama Grass - Tripsacum dactyloides

Thanks to Alabama Plant Atlas for the ID! This is a nati
Eastern Gama Grass - Tripsacum dactyloides by T Martin2010
Cypress wetland @ Wheeler NWR by David Trently, A view of the cypress swamp on the nature trail at the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Cent
Cypress wetland @ Wheeler NWR by David Trently
Fallen tree in the river by T Martin2010,
Fallen tree in the river by T Martin2010
Hot air balloons at point mallard by King Kong 911, hot point air mallard ballons
Hot air balloons at point mallard by King Kong 911
Icy inlet by T Martin2010,
Icy inlet by T Martin2010