Randy4ut
02-24-2008, 12:24 PM
Just thought I would share a few pics taken Friday on our way to the Southeastern Palm Society meeting in Savannah. We left early to try and collect some needle palm seeds and simply let me see some needles and minors in their natural habitat. These shots were taken just south of Macon, GA. It rained most the day and we waded through swampy areas that were anywhere from 6-18" of COLD February water. The experience was well worth it for me as we collected several 1000 needle seeds and saw some of the largest trunking needles I have ever seen. The tallest trucked needles ranged between 3-5' and the fronds extended to an overall height of at least 9-10'!!! Here are a couple of pics and a link to the rest of the pics I took. Please forgive some of the lighting as I was more worried with dropping the camera, phone, etc. than actually taking a great pic. I think if you look at the pics, you will appreciate what I mean...
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/2008%20Macon%20GA%20Needles%20and%20Minors/img_0301.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/2008%20Macon%20GA%20Needles%20and%20Minors/img_0305.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/2008%20Macon%20GA%20Needles%20and%20Minors/img_0293.jpg
Here is a link if anyone wants to see the rest of the pics:
randy4ut/2008 Macon GA Needles and Minors - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting (http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/2008%20Macon%20GA%20Needles%20and%20Minors/)
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/2008%20Macon%20GA%20Needles%20and%20Minors/img_0301.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/2008%20Macon%20GA%20Needles%20and%20Minors/img_0305.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/2008%20Macon%20GA%20Needles%20and%20Minors/img_0293.jpg
Here is a link if anyone wants to see the rest of the pics:
randy4ut/2008 Macon GA Needles and Minors - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting (http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/2008%20Macon%20GA%20Needles%20and%20Minors/)