July 4 Festivities
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
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?
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!
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
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
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
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
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…
Whelk Egg Cases on the Beach
There are a lot of egg cases that wash up on our beach. Most of them are laid by mollusks, and anchored in the sand. If you stop by the…
Warbler Surveys
Thursday, three of us joined Lori, the Environmental Education Director, in dodging the mosquitoes to count migrating warblers. Our island is in the eastern flyway, and many bird species migrate…
- Go to the previous page
- 1
- …
- 42
- 43
- 44
- 45