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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…

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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…

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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…

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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)…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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