The boardwalk at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center of the Congaree National Park is an amazing place. The boardwalk is over 2 miles long and allows excellent views of many plants and animals.
Our visit this year started with a great array of moths, many more than we had last year. When we were done photographing these we headed onto the boardwalk.
Sometimes the boardwalk is 6-8 inches above the wet soil or water. At other times it’s 6-8 feet.
Susan spotted a caterpillar on this small tree.
Bald cyprus is one of the dominate trees in much of the floodplain here.
I found this beetle on the side of a large moss-covered tree, but on the other side of the trail there was something else.
The “telegraph” tapping of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker quickly grabbed our attention.
Our final great sighting here was a Plain-bellied watersnake.
Tomorrow, Santee National Wildlife Refuge.
Michael's Place 
That seems to be some sort of carrion beetle.
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The ladybug (called ladybird in the UK) is called, in France, “la bête à bon Dieu”, the good Lord’s animal.
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Great photos, we are planning a stop at this park in the fall, on a road trip to Myrtle Beach.
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I highly recommend it! Be aware that at this time of year there are a LOT of mosquitoes.
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Yeah, I was thinking that might be the case. We were at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas last fall. Holy Cow! Thank goodness the gift shop had some very strong OFF for sale. The chemicals may have taken a year or two off our life! But at least the mosquitoes stayed away. We learned my all-natural product didn’t work so well 😁 Will be packing the remainder in our suitcase this time!
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