Category Archives: Nature

May 28

Eastern Box Turtle – “Find wonder in everything, even the most common”

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These words, immortalized in Latin, are engraved upon Carl Linnaeus’ grave stone.  Linnaeus saw the complexity of the world, and succeeded in devising a system to name every living thing on Earth.  He sought to see the trees from the … Read More

May 15

Not Your Average Day at the Office:

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on May 15, 2013. One Comment

A Naturalist’s Reflection on her first 2 weeks on the Job I started my training as a Naturalist for the Kiawah Island Golf Resort by shadowing the senior guides and exploring the island on my own. In those first two … Read More

May 7

Mother’s Day: An Owls Story

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Early Sunday morning, April 14th, the Nature Center receives a phone call, “young Great Horned Owl on the ground.” Naturalists respond. The nest is located 100+ feet high in a Loblolly Pine. At least one parent is on the watch. … Read More

Apr 19

The Birds and Bees of Kiawah Wildlife

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Spring has sprung!  It is that time of the year when you may have extraordinary nature encounters.  Species are mating, species are hatching, the level of fecundity is so high in the Spring you can see the pollen floating through … Read More

Apr 8

It’s (Bobcat) Kitten Season!

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In February of this year, we shared a story of a special encounter that our recreation staff had with a female bobcat at Night Heron Park.  Now, we have learned that our Bobcat (Bobcat 700), has given birth.  Her den, … Read More

Mar 28

Dolphins caught in tidal pool – Happy Ending…

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At approximately 1 pm on Tuesday, March 26th, the Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Nature Center received a call from a concerned guest about an adult and juvenile Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin that appeared to be stranded in a tide pool approximately … Read More

Feb 6

Bobcat! (Lynx rufus)

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Similar to a dog barking at a stranger at your door, birds alert one another when there is a threat in their neighborhood. On February 5th, as our recreation staff was finishing a meeting in Night Heron Park, we were … Read More

Jan 30

Winter Marsh Sparrow Banding

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on January 30, 2013. 2 Comments

Recently, Kiawah Island Naturalists have been busy helping Aaron Given, Assistant Town Biologist, with his winter marsh sparrow banding research. Throughout the winter months Aaron selects a few days centered around a daytime high tide that is at least 5.8 … Read More

Jan 23

Kiawah’s Christmas Bird Count

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on January 23, 2013. No Comments

January 4th, 2013 was our day to conduct our first official Sea Islands Christmas Bird Count (CBC).   Every year, as is tradition, bird-minded volunteers participate in annual Christmas bird counts around the country.  This research is critical to scientists as … Read More

Sep 6

Gator Nest Hatches on Kiawah

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on September 6, 2012. No Comments

 Kiawah Naturalists were fortunate to get some amazing video of a mother alligator as she assists her hatchlings.