Black Belt Birding Festival was a blast. I am so grateful I was able to attend and be a part of it this year’s Fest. This is the second year it has run.This festival was pulled together by a group of birders that wanted to share their joy of birding and share the history andContinue reading “Black Belt Birding Festival 2022”
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Alabama Red-Bellied Turtle
About Them: Alabama Red-Bellied Turtles or Cooters a word derived from “kuta” the word for turtle in Bambara and Malinké the language of enslaved people brought to the south east. These are really beautiful turtles. They start out tiny with red shell bellies and intricately patterned top shells. They reach about a foot long whenContinue reading “Alabama Red-Bellied Turtle”
Casey Girard Illustration 