Outdoors – Page 11 – Doyle's Space

What are Limestone, Shell, and Dolomite?

These formations may also be exposed in caves, stream valleys, sinks, and in coastal lowlands.

Limestone, shell, and dolomite are types of marine deposits that have accumulated in Florida over millions of years during times when the state was covered over with seawater or shallow marshes. During this time, limestones formed by chemical deposition and the accumulation of shells from sea creatures. Many invertebrate animals (animals without backbones) take calcite from seawater to construct their shells. When they die, the shells fall to the sea bed. Over the millennia, their remains slowly built up layers of sediment thousands of feet thick. These sediments are the limestone, shell, and dolomite formations that are mined today.

Sheepshead

The Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) has a deep and compressed body shape, with 5 or 6 dark bars on a gray background.

Red Drum

The Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) is also known as redfish, channel bass, puppy drum, spottail bass, or simply red. They are found in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico and are related to the Black Drum and do interbreed.

(My friend Katie)

(Her friend Leslie – next)

Ladyfish

Ladyfish (Elopidae), also known as skipjacks, jack-rashes, or tenpounders, is a coastal -dwelling fish are found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions.

Pareidolia

: the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern
Merriam-Webster Dictionary

GardePro A3 Trail Camera

I’ve had several trail cameras over the years and they all eventually just stop working. I think that they lose their ability, over time, to keep out the elements. This is my newest, the GardePro A3 Trail Camera (2020), 20MP, 1080P H.264 HD Video, Clear 100ft No Glow Infrared Night Vision, 0.1s Trigger Speed, 82ft Motion Detection, Waterproof Cam for Wildlife Deer Game Trail. I bought it off Amazon Prime for $60.

Why is it called a Mattock?

I was doing an outdoor project with a friend and I said “I’ll just use the mattock” and he replied “what is a mattock?”. I picked it up and he said “oh, the pick axe”. I said “no, this is a mattock”. This little conversation got me thinking, why do they call it a mattock? Did the old farmer Mr. Mattock invent the tool to dig up roots in his garden? I decided to do a little research to dig up some answers!

Cordell Spot

About 1974 I was fishing with my cousin, Glenn, at Providence Lake , near Alpharetta, Georgia. We had rigged our flat bottom, aluminum, boat with a trolling motor and a depth finder. We found the place, near the dam, where a small creek bed connected with the main creek channel, about 12 feet deep.

Squirrel Obstacle Course

This is the full length video of a guy that has a lot of extra time and designed a squirrel obstacle course because they were defeating his “squirrel proof” bird feeders. I love all the science and technology involved and the guy is hilarious, even naming all the squirrels.

Cottonseed Meal

Cottonseed meal is the byproduct of ginned cotton, seeds crushed and the oil extracted. It can then be used as animal feed or in organic fertilizer. I found out that catfish liked it too.