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Nov 8
Coyote Smarts
Taking note of the increasing presence of coyotes in our martime environment, SIPOA recently promulgated a Coyote Management Plan to...
Oct 4
Other Islanders
We share our island with many types of wildlife, but none more prevalent than the white-tailed deer population roaming our marshes and...
Sep 6
Deer Spirit
As our island's deer population increases its foraging ahead of leaner winter months, we're more likely to spot them in our backyards or...
Aug 16
Jewels of the Marsh
While much attention is justly focused on the endangered, seafaring loggerhead turtle population that nests here every summer, a less...
Jul 19
Summer Threads
Of the 45,000 species of spiders known globally, an estimated 600 live in South Carolina. In the Lowcountry, these mid-summer days are...
Jul 12
Southern Song
Easy trivia question: what's the State Bird of South Carolina? Easy answer: the Carolina Wren, one of the most ubiquitous birds in the...
Jun 28
Banded Together
Summer brings new faces and new neighbors to the island, if only for the season, but one recent arrival is here to stay - the armadillo....
Jun 7
A Brown Study
We may hardly notice them because they're so always present, including on the town of Seabrook Island's official seal, but brown...
May 10
Looking For Love
The little guy above may be barely two inches across, but fiddler crabs like this mate-seeking male are an important if little noticed...
Apr 19
Summer's Sting
Now that it's starting to feel like summer and we're spending more time at the beach, we're likely to see more of the cannonball...
Apr 5
The Watcher In The Woods
You may never see one unless you're very lucky, but the reclusive bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a highly adaptable Lowcountry resident. Named...
Mar 8
Spring Song
Even though the arrival of spring is officially not for another two weeks, the change of season is already palpable as wildlife stirs...
Dec 1, 2023
Right Of Way
Our beaches may seem relatively quiet this winter season, but there's quite a lot of activity further out in deeper water as majestic...
Nov 10, 2023
Shifting Sands
One of the northern hemisphere's most crucial nesting sites for both migrating and sedentary shorebirds is practically within swimming...
Sep 29, 2023
Howls From The Marsh
Among the more striking members of our island's wildlife population is a relative newcomer, the coyote. SIPOA's wildlife map shows...
Jul 14, 2023
Give A Hoot
A SINHG member shared with us this wonderful photograph of a Barred Owl (Strix varia) seen perched in a backyard palm tree on the island...
Jun 30, 2023
Hands Across The Marsh
One of the Lowcountry's defining characteristics is its network of marshes, rising and falling in synchrony with the tides. In an...
Jun 23, 2023
Invasion Alert?
Agriculturalists throughout South Carolina are on the lookout for an invader poised to breach the state's borders: the Spotted Lantern...
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