C. Ray Chandler
@crcbiologist.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus at Georgia Southern Biology with interests in ornithology, conservation, prescribed fire, and restoration of longleaf-wiregrass.
Scenes from the sandhill today. Gopher Tortoise burrow, Balduina angustifoila (Yellow Buttons), and Polygonella fimbriata (Sandhill Jointweed).
October 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Scenes from the sandhill today. Gopher Tortoise burrow, Balduina angustifoila (Yellow Buttons), and Polygonella fimbriata (Sandhill Jointweed).
Are you a grad student working on the conservation or management of #herps in this region? Then be sure to check out the Orianne Society's grant program. Multiple awards and increased funding this year. Due date in November. #reptiles #amphibians www.oriannesociety.org/science-init...
September 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Are you a grad student working on the conservation or management of #herps in this region? Then be sure to check out the Orianne Society's grant program. Multiple awards and increased funding this year. Due date in November. #reptiles #amphibians www.oriannesociety.org/science-init...
Time to relax!
September 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Time to relax!
Grant money for graduate research on #reptile or #amphibian conservation or management in the Southeast. Several awards of $2500 each. Please share widely.
August 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Grant money for graduate research on #reptile or #amphibian conservation or management in the Southeast. Several awards of $2500 each. Please share widely.
I got this nice poster in 2008. Only took 17 years to get it framed.
July 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I got this nice poster in 2008. Only took 17 years to get it framed.
Went back to the kite hootenanny in Tattnall County and found about 120 Swallow-tailed Kites. My friend Steve Vives got a nice shot of one of the #birds. They are feasting on dragonflies and something they are snatching directly off the weeds (junebugs?).
July 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Went back to the kite hootenanny in Tattnall County and found about 120 Swallow-tailed Kites. My friend Steve Vives got a nice shot of one of the #birds. They are feasting on dragonflies and something they are snatching directly off the weeds (junebugs?).
Big Diamondback that @thesnakedude.bsky.social and I relocated to a nice sandhill from near a house with 3 kids. A solid 4-footer.
July 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Big Diamondback that @thesnakedude.bsky.social and I relocated to a nice sandhill from near a house with 3 kids. A solid 4-footer.
Found this nice youngster on the family farm. Making progress on habitat restoration. #gophertortoise
July 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Found this nice youngster on the family farm. Making progress on habitat restoration. #gophertortoise
Fascinating reading about the botanists that saved the world largest seed collection during the siege of Leningrad.
May 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Fascinating reading about the botanists that saved the world largest seed collection during the siege of Leningrad.
My native cycad (Zamia integrifolia) was hit hard by the snow and cold temps this winter. It’s finally putting up new leaves. #nativeplants
April 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
My native cycad (Zamia integrifolia) was hit hard by the snow and cold temps this winter. It’s finally putting up new leaves. #nativeplants
The big compound leaves of Aralia spinosa and its well-armed stem. The thorns give it its common name, Devil's Walking Stick. I usually find in on banks or slopes above wet areas. #nativeplants
April 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The big compound leaves of Aralia spinosa and its well-armed stem. The thorns give it its common name, Devil's Walking Stick. I usually find in on banks or slopes above wet areas. #nativeplants
Found this youngster on the sandhill today. About 6 inches carapace length.
April 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Found this youngster on the sandhill today. About 6 inches carapace length.
Thirty years ago Chinese Tallow was scarce around Statesboro. It’s ubiquitous now.
April 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Thirty years ago Chinese Tallow was scarce around Statesboro. It’s ubiquitous now.
A Swainson’s Warbler was belting out his song today in this thicket along a slow stream. Candler County, GA.
April 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A Swainson’s Warbler was belting out his song today in this thicket along a slow stream. Candler County, GA.
More spring #wildflowers. This is Lupinus diffusus.
April 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
More spring #wildflowers. This is Lupinus diffusus.
Old rural churches are usually on sandhills around here. They are good places to see sandhill #wildflowers: Pinewoods Milkweed (Asclepias humistrata) and Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perennis). The ubiquitous child graves are a reminder that hard times are not that far in the past.
April 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Old rural churches are usually on sandhills around here. They are good places to see sandhill #wildflowers: Pinewoods Milkweed (Asclepias humistrata) and Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perennis). The ubiquitous child graves are a reminder that hard times are not that far in the past.
Poor cellphone pic, but this is 1 of 2 Bald Eagles that recently fledged from a nest on the family farm. I came across them in the woods near the nest (they stick around for awhile), but they started soaring before I could get the phone out. #birds
April 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Poor cellphone pic, but this is 1 of 2 Bald Eagles that recently fledged from a nest on the family farm. I came across them in the woods near the nest (they stick around for awhile), but they started soaring before I could get the phone out. #birds
A tiny Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus) in my yard today. Small snake, but big odor.
April 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A tiny Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus) in my yard today. Small snake, but big odor.
Two species of Baptisia showing off in my yard after a mini prescribed burn. On the left with yellow flowers is B. lanceolata (gopherweed) and to the right is B. perfoliata (catbells). #wildflowers #nativeplants
April 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Two species of Baptisia showing off in my yard after a mini prescribed burn. On the left with yellow flowers is B. lanceolata (gopherweed) and to the right is B. perfoliata (catbells). #wildflowers #nativeplants