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  • Osprey Eats Fish On Dock

    Osprey Eats Fish On Dock

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    This male osprey caught a small fish and brought it to our dock to eat. It took about 16 minutes from start to finish. The osprey feaks (cleans, hones it’s beak), shakes, poops and takes off, pretty classic bird behavior. Ospreys are raptors with hooked beaks and talons. They generally dive feet first into water…

  • Raccoon Wrestle Mania

    Raccoon Wrestle Mania

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    These two raccoons are having a time. Mating season is mostly done and the raccoons are all eating well in the marsh. It seems like they have more time to play and romp around and be rascals. Charleston SC, May 2025

  • Immature White Ibis Chilling In Oak

    Immature White Ibis Chilling In Oak

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    May 2025 Charleston SC Immature White Ibis hanging out at the top of an oak tree off the marsh in Charleston SC. His / her buddies are all around up there. Ibis are social birds and forage in groups in wetland areas and lawns.

  • Wet Possum and Raccoon Grab A Drink

    Wet Possum and Raccoon Grab A Drink

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    Possums and raccoons are around each other all the time. The raccoons don’t seem to mind but the possums generally don’t like all the raccoon drama :). We had a rainstorm that day, so maybe the opossum hadn’t dried off yet or perhaps he/she spent a little time in the marsh. Charleston SC March 2025

  • 2 Raccoons Playing & Flirting

    2 Raccoons Playing & Flirting

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    These two raccoons hang out together all the time. One gets over stimulated sometimes and shakes his head but there is nothing wrong with him. There are two different camera views of the same interaction. One with our zoomable camera and one with the stationary water bowl camera that is covered in palm boots. Charleston,…

  • Male Belted Kingfisher Eats Fish

    Male Belted Kingfisher Eats Fish

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    This male belted kingfisher swallows this little fish whole in one gulp and then feaks (cleans his beak). Kingfishers plunge head first in the water to get their food. Kingfishers don’t actually get the hiccups, that’s just how I describe it. Charleston SC March 2025

  • Eagle Eating Fish Being Harassed

    Eagle Eating Fish Being Harassed

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    This adult eagle has caught a fish and unzipped it and eats it in an oak tree while being harassed by crows and grackles. My estimate for the eagles age is 3 ½ years old based on spotty plumage in the white areas of fully mature adult eagles of 5 ish. His or her beak…

  • Thirsty Marsh Raccoon On Day Bender

    Thirsty Marsh Raccoon On Day Bender

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    This marsh raccoon is on a bender and late in heading home. Seeing raccoons in the day does not mean they are sick. Spring is a time of mating and territorial disputes and summer is a time of feeding kits. Seeing a raccoon in the day usually means it’s hungry or taking advantage of an…

  • double Crested Cormorant Flock

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    Flock Of Double Crested Cormorants, A Dolphin, Two Oystercatchers in Folly River. Charleston SC , March 9, 2025