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  • Home
  • Four Habitats
    • Habitats Description
    • Marsh Introduction >
      • Life in the Marsh
      • Marsh Dynamics
    • Forest Introduction >
      • Life In the Forest
      • Forest Dynamics
    • Open Fields Introduction >
      • Life in the Fields
      • Field Dynamics
    • Creek Introduction >
      • Creek Life
      • Creek Dynamics
  • Photo Gallery
    • Marsh Photo Gallery
    • Forest Photo Gallery
    • Fields Photo Gallery
    • Creek Photo Gallery
  • Geology
    • Park Geology
  • Earth Keeping
    • Restore a Shoreline
    • Care for Longleaf Pine >
      • Plant a Longleaf Pine
      • Good Fire
    • Nest a Bluebird
    • Watch out for invasives
    • Retain Your Stormwater
  • Interpretive Signs Trail
    • Trees in the park
    • Interpretive Signs Trail Map
    • Four Habitats Sign
    • Mammals
    • Birds and Waterfowl
    • Invasive Species
    • Fresh Water Marsh
    • Vernal Pools
    • Reptiles
    • Forest Regeneration
    • Windsor Castle Park Forest
    • Longleaf Pines History
    • Geology Sign
    • Selectively Planted Trees
    • Bluebird Boxes
    • Purple Martins
    • Bald Eagles
    • Small Woodlot
    • Great Blue Herons
    • Stormwater Retention
    • Living Shoreline
    • Saltwater Marsh

Marsh

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Fiddler crab on marsh shore line ©2019 Bonnie Horne

Fiddler Crab

At low tide during the warmer months of the year these crabs cover the marsh eating the nutritious mud. Their tunnels are 2 feet deep and provide safety from predators and a home for their mates. They can live for 2 years. Males have the large claws.
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GREAT BLUE HERON
MUSKRAT
SMOOTH CORDGRASS

MARSH INTRODUCTION

MARSH DYNAMICS

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