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Great Blue Heron “I Ate The Whole Thing”
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in BirdsThis Great Blue Heron is fishing in the marshes off of Charleston SC. S/he stabbed a big flat fish (I believe flounder?) and then holds it in it’s mouth for a while and then swallows the fish whole. Look at that throat! The great blue heron maneuvers back and forth swaying trying to get that…
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Eastern Grey Squirrel Gnawing On A Pear
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in MammalsThis eastern grey squirrel is eating a pear in a pear tree near a marsh in coastal Charleston SC. S/he discards the peel and eats the insides. The squirrel doesn’t eat it all but will come back for it later. Sometimes it likes to take bites of several pears to see which one is the…
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2 Immature Bluebirds chat at the birdbath
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in BirdsTwo sibling immature bluebirds chat at the birdbath. 2024 gave 8 babies from the 1rst and 3rd brood. Unfortunately, the 2nd brood was abandoned when raccoons tried to get them at night. We now have a Noel raccoon guard up.
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Tri Colored Heron Tromping Marsh Grass
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in BirdsThis tri-colored heron is moving fast stepping over the Spartina Marsh grass and through the pluff mud. A tri-color with a mission! It does a shuffle russle with the feathers and a nice wing stretch and itch.
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Mama Possum At Water Bowl & Pouch Full of Babies
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in MammalsOpossums (or possums) are the only marsupial in North America. They have 13 nipples. Possums can have up to 25 babies but the average litter is 6-9. We will hopefully get to see how many babes this possum has soon! Possum babies stay in the mama’s pouch for 8 weeks and then they ride on…
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Dolphins Pod Hunting, Feeding, Mating
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in MammalsDolphins hunting and feeding as a pod / team and also some mating roll at 1:24 timestamp! Dolphins use their lateral fins (flippers), flukes (tails), and dorsal fins (shark like fin) to slap around and herd fish in the water. They like to work as a team to herd fish into a circle and then…
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Adult White Ibis In Pluff Mud
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in BirdsAdult white Ibis have red / pink legs and bills. Their bill turns downward. They usually hang out in big flocks but every once in a while there will be a solitary feeder. They are wading birds and move fast looking for food in the water or by plunging their bill into the mud. This…
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Sturgeon Moon over James Island
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in LandscapesAugust 19th Full Moon Sturgeon Moon overlooking the back side of Folly Beach in Charleston SC. High Tide and a Palmetto Tree and a Full Moon. Peaceful as all get out.
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Raccoon Siblings Eating Pears and a Raccoon “Back Flip”
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in MammalsThese two raccoon siblings (there are four total) eat from our pear tree every night. Sometimes they just play. Sometimes they knock pears off the trees and then decide they don’t want the fruit anymore. But, they it’s always gone in a day or two. Rascally Racoons.