Latitude: 34.467294
Longitude: -86.940484
Elevation: 229 meters / 751 feet
Barometric Pressure 986KPa

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The cattle lowing in the field;
Yet to man their song hardly matt
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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
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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
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Bald Cypress Tree (Taxodium distichum) "knees" by BiteYourBum.Com Photography
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
I Liked The Cloud Formation In This Shot by Singleaction, water canon swamp tennesseeriver canoncamera lowground wheelerwildliferefuge tennesseerivervalley wa
I Liked The Cloud Formation In This Shot by Singleaction
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
hydrant #1 by Reginald Watkins, First hydrant image to be printed and framed.

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hydrant #1 by Reginald Watkins
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
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Early morning forest by T Martin2010
DHR_Photos_130525_IMG_1312 by Dave Reasons, morning race daylight time alabama decatur balloonfestival blastoff alabamajubileehotairballoonclass
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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
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Mother's house 16 by Nerd Photography (back on-line)
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
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
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
The mighty Tennessee River by tjs1963 (Terri), square squareformat earlybird iphoneography instagramapp uploaded:by=instagram foursquare:venue=4c01
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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
An Abandoned Access Road by Skinny Pete Deux, road park abandoned forest alabama national decatur access wheeler
An Abandoned Access Road by Skinny Pete Deux
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
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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
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Dark phase female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus by T Martin2010
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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) by BiteYourBum.Com Photography
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
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European Black Elderberry - Sambucus nigra by T Martin2010
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
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Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis by T Martin2010
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So how low lying is it? by T Martin2010
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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) by BiteYourBum.Com Photography
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Umbrella Magnolia - Magnolia tripetala by T Martin2010
Cypress Forest by flash_nerd, Wheeler in Decatur, Alabamatrees alabama decatur joewheelerstpark
Cypress Forest by flash_nerd
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on the way to church by elisabethp
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
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.


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Thin-Lined Erastria - Erastria cruentaria by T Martin2010
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) by BiteYourBum.Com Photography, Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)birds unitedstates north birding alabama trail tanner easternphoebe
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) by BiteYourBum.Com Photography
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
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
Willow Oak - Quercus phellos by T Martin2010,
Willow Oak - Quercus phellos by T Martin2010
Yucca in north Alabama by T Martin2010,
Yucca in north Alabama by T Martin2010