Seen in the Swamp

When we visited Jamestown on Saturday morning we drove along a causeway to Jamestown Island and then walked on a boardwalk over the swamp, which was very lush and green.  

It was, apparently, the swamp and the effect of the diseases spread by the mosquitos and other insects that caused the deaths of many of the early colonists.

The wildlife that we saw was more benign, like this rather large and somewhat submerged turtle (approx 2ft long nose to tail!)

There were many large dragonflies flitting backwards and forwards over the water..

In the far distant trees we saw a 'new' woodpecker with striking blocks of colour.

He is a red-headed woodpecker, of medium size.  Apologies for the photo - he really was a very long way away..

This crow and his crow-nies (sorry) were much closer and extremely noisy!