East River Florida

Introduction:

Welcome to the East River --
The East River is the western-most part of the Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Reserve System and it begins as a bifurcation of the Apalachicola River. It meanders approximately 16 miles before it empties into East Bay between Magnolia Bluff and Apalachicola. As it travels the 16 miles, the river is transformed from a fresh water stream into a brackish river.
The Apalachicola system also includes St. Georges Sound, St. Vincent Sound, and East Bay. The region is home to 1162 species of plants, 308 species of birds, 186 species of fish, 57 species of mammals, and the highest species density of amphibians and reptiles. It is also home to the largest natural stand of tupelo trees in the world.
Join us on a photo journey up the East River capturing some of the many examples of indiginous wildflowers and critters.

East River is just one of several rivers and creeks that feed into Apalachicola Bay. All of them are equally scenic and offer many opportunities to photographers, advanced or beginning, sight seers or fishermen. The estuary and supporting watershed is an example of what Florida “used to be” and is largely overlooked by visitors. If you would like to experience the beauty and visual opportunities that this area offers, please contact us.

Capt. Ron Harper
850-899-5464

or
E-Mail me at "See The East River" below.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

New life

As the seasons change, we see some different birds in the area.

The white ibis numbers increase in numbers in the fall although they technically don't migrate. I suspect that we get an influx of inland birds.

Wood storks do migrate and we get a number of birds that come into the area in the fall. It's not uncommon to see several species of wading birds feeding together, particularly on a minus low tide, when ditches and sloughs are cut off from surrounding waters,

If you enjoy observing and photographing wildlife, fall is an excellent time to cruise the rivers and bays

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Signs of fall

This is the time of the year that shrimp are migrating to gulf to spawn.As they move out of the sloughs, creeks and backs of the bays, they are assaulted by, birds, fish and mammals. The snowy egrets have been ganging up at the river mouth and chasing them as they come out.