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The pond meadow. A sea of green growth fills Starr Pond in the warm months.

The pond meadow. A sea of green growth fills Starr Pond in the warm months. 1,637 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Sep 2025

Map of Starr Pond on Pinckney Island
Where it is. The pin is Starr Pond, in the southern half of Pinckney Island. Tap the map to open it in Google Maps. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Location: Southern half of Pinckney Island, Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge

Category: Pond

Best For: Green pond views, wildflower meadows

The Archive: 10 photos · 5,584 views on Google Maps

Lily pads. The green pond. Around the bend. An egret at the edge. The meadow curve. Wildflowers in the grass. The field path. The flower field. Flowers over the pond.

Starr Pond, in the southern half of Pinckney Island, is the greenest of the refuge ponds: in the warm months its surface fills with pads and growth, ringed by a meadow that blooms yellow. The photos catch the pond across the seasons — glassy and open, choked green, and edged with wildflowers — with an egret working the shallows. This photo has been viewed 1,637 times on Google Maps.

Key Takeaways

  • Starr Pond greens over in the warm months — pads and growth cover much of the surface.
  • A wildflower meadow rings the pond’s grassy rim.
  • An egret works the shallows at the pond’s edge.
  • 10 photos · 5,584 views on Google Maps.

Tagged Features

Lily pads & green growthThe wildflower meadowThe grassy rimWading birdsOpen water at the center
Lily pads. Pads and reeds cover much of Starr Pond’s surface in the warm months.
Lily pads. Pads and reeds cover much of Starr Pond’s surface in the warm months. 839 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Oct 2025
The green pond. A ring of bright grass frames the pond’s dark center.
The green pond. A ring of bright grass frames the pond’s dark center. 699 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Sep 2025
Around the bend. The pond curves away into the treeline.
Around the bend. The pond curves away into the treeline. 603 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Oct 2025
An egret at the edge. A white egret picks along the shallows in late light.
An egret at the edge. A white egret picks along the shallows in late light. 507 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Oct 2025
The meadow curve. The pond’s grassy rim sweeps toward the woods.
The meadow curve. The pond’s grassy rim sweeps toward the woods. 468 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Sep 2025
Wildflowers in the grass. Yellow blooms scatter through the pond meadow.
Wildflowers in the grass. Yellow blooms scatter through the pond meadow. 262 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Sep 2025
The field path. A mown path crosses the meadow above the pond.
The field path. A mown path crosses the meadow above the pond. 219 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Sep 2025
The flower field. The meadow in bloom under the treeline.
The flower field. The meadow in bloom under the treeline. 201 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Sep 2025
Flowers over the pond. Wildflowers in the foreground, open water behind.
Flowers over the pond. Wildflowers in the foreground, open water behind. 149 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Sep 2025
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