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| Captain Redfish Wild Bill commanding the waters off Morris Island |
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| White Pelicans? Here? No Way!! |
COA is open everyday all day this weekend! All sorts of tours and rentals going off, and the weather looks beautiful. Twenty percent chance of rain means nothing out here behind Folly Beach, so don't be scared! Folly Creek is beautiful right now, and out of the typical holiday boat traffic. The sun is shining, so now is the best time to enjoy the rest of the summer rays before the fall rolls in.
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| Black-Crowed Night Heron |
The fall breezes are beginning
to blow in. After days with temperatures over 100 degree with a ‘feels like’ of
140 degrees, everyone is ready for the beautiful cool winds of September to
come through. Along with the change in temperature will bring the migration of
many birds. Already seen on the estuary are flocks of American Woodstorks and
Monarch Butterflies getting ready to start heading to South America and Mexico
respectively.
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| Multiple boats for Dolphin Research |
Do
you know how Dolphin research is conducted? We were able to watch first hand
from the deck of Samson 1 as teams of NOAA researchers and volunteers with
multiple vessels sat in Folly Creek with a male dolphin they had recently
secured by way of net and gentle hands. They attached a black tag with an
antenna on it so that they can track him throughout the estuary. For us this
means we can differentiate this dolphin from others while on tour. Very
interesting things happening with NOAA, and we are glad they are here to keep informing
us of real world data of local ecosystems and estuaries. As we were driving
back to our landing a massive Bald Eagle flew overhead almost guiding us back
to COA. It was a very exciting late summer day for us.
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| A great Blue Heron swooping down to steal fish from a strand feeding dolphin |
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| mmmm Sheepshead |
Another
great thing about fall is the fishing. As the water cools down, the fish begin
to swim in and they are hungry! After successful fishing charters and kayak
fishing in August, Captain Joe can only imagine how excellent the fishing will
be over the next few months. Here is a picture of two of the Sheepshead; the
right was 15 inches and the left measured to be 18+ inches!
Come out and see us!
Anna
Come out and see us!
