Spring Color in the Croatan Forest 2
by Bob Decker
Title
Spring Color in the Croatan Forest 2
Artist
Bob Decker
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
I was raised in the Midwest and always loved seeing the beautiful color of Eastern Redbud trees in the spring. I was so amored with these lovely trees that I planted one in fromt of my home. I don't recall seeing any of my beloved little trees since relocateing to North Carolina twenty-five years ago. Imagine my surprise to come across one while exploring a forest access road recently. The poor little tree was bent over from a larger pine having fallen across it. Yet it was blooming in all its pink glory! I simply could not resist getting out my macro lens and taking a few shots of its lovely little blooms.
The Croatan National Forest cosists of several different environments but the dominate ecosystem involves Long Leaf Pine trees. In these areas the forest floor is often covered in thick, dense undergrowth. Here and there you'll find a few deciduous trees interspersed between the dominate conifers.
The Croatan's 160,000 acres includes land in three eastern North Carolina counties, Carteret, Craven and Jones. In addition to pine forest, it also contains wetlands, raised bogs called pocosins, and maritime forests. Wildlife includes black bear, whitetail deer and other, smaller mammals. Reptilian residents include American Alligator and venomous snakes such as the Easter Diamond Back and Pigmy Timber Rattler. There are even exotic plants to be found such as Venus Fly Traps and wild Orchids.
I am blessed to have such a wonderful resource like the Croatan so close to my home. Plus, it's only a short drive to reach the beach.. I certainly look forward to sharing more of my adventures around eastern NC.
Uploaded
April 11th, 2022
Statistics
Viewed 827 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 03/29/2024 at 8:09 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments
There are no comments for Spring Color in the Croatan Forest 2. Click here to post the first comment.