Wildlife galore in all areas of Mississippi - each to his own home

  Beaver                                                                            (Photo/wiki)

Wildlife is prevelant in Mississippi, some of which live all over the state, others have their own specific homes in certain areas of the state.

Wood storks can be seen over the lower Mississippi area near Woodville, Natchez and Vicksburg in late August each year, and the bald eagles soar over head to watch.

The spring and fall migrations of many species of neotropicals, songbirds and waterfowl on the Mississippi river, on the Gulf Coast and in other locations statewide, make Mississippi an increasingly popular destination for birders and wildlife viewers.

The brown pelican also loves to visit the barrier islands, and the swallow tail kites wing are known to gather at the Pascagoula River Basin.  And this is just a sampling of what can spy when it comes to bird watching.

There is a diversity and abundance of wildlife on 48 Wildlife Management areas, 15 National Refuges, six National Forests, five National Parks including the Gulf Islands National Seashore, the Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, the federally-designated wilderness areas of Petite Bois and Horn Islands, the Pascagoula River Basin, and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

The rare red cockaded woodpecker lives in the woods and can be easily viewed in the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.

The largest populations of white-tailed deer per acre roam Mississippi, along with the Eastern wild turkey, wild boar, beaver, fox, rabbit and squirrel. Don’t be surprised to see black bear hiding in the woods or even spotted on a woodland trail foraging for food.