Judy Drew Fairchild, Author at Dewees Island, Charleston, SC

More about sea cucumbers

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:July 23, 2010
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I think these are actually pale sea cucumbers, cucumaria pulcherrima. They grow to be about 2" long, but most of the ones we saw in the tidepools were less than…

Fun Beach Idea for kids

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:July 21, 2010
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Here's a fun way to give a whole new dimension to sand castles: add inhabitants. The other day, we happened to have a friend here who had brought some playmobil…

July 4 Festivities

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:July 5, 2010
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It was a spectacular day, with high clouds and low humidity. We began the day with Bubber's beach run, moved on to the golf cart parade, gathered at the beach…

Mysterious creatures in the waves

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:July 3, 2010
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Here are some pics of a curious sighting on the beach this afternoon. After wondering if we were looking at whales or turtles, we came to the general (though tentative)…

Speed Limit 17 mph?

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:July 2, 2010
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So, we've always wondered what the deal was with the speed limit. Was it deliberately an odd number to catch people's attention? Why not 15 or 20? I learned the…

Rain, finally!

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:June 30, 2010
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It has rained on Dewees twice in two days, for the first time in what seems like ages. Every afternoon we have heard the rumbles of thunder on the mainland…

Dolphin Necropsy Fascinating for Onlookers

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:December 8, 2009
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Last Friday morning, James Powell from NOAA, and a grad school researcher named Nora Sturgeon arrived on the 10:00 boat with a cooler and a lot of equipment. A small…

Mixed flocks of Shorebirds on the South Beach

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:November 24, 2009
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In the winter, large flocks of shorebirds use our beaches for resting and feeding. Many of them are returning from the arctic, where they nest in the summer. This flock…

A great time of year to see American Oystercatchers

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:November 19, 2009
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The shell middens along the intercoastal waterway are host to one of the greatest wintering concentrations of American Oystercatchers on the east coast. In the winter, the birds congregate along…

Salt Myrtle blooming; a sure sign of Fall

Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
Post published:November 13, 2009
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Sometimes, this time of year, it looks like it is snowing, as the salt myrtle spreads its dandelion-like seeds out across the sky in fluffy clouds. Salt Myrtle, or Baccharis…