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Stede Bonnet’s Jolly Roger flag (source Wikipedia) From 1650-1720 pirates navigated the ocean and it was known as, “The Golden Age of Piracy”. Pirates tended to “pirate” in the Caribbean because Spanish ships carrying New World trade items there were fairly slow and if needed the pirates could use several Caribbean coves and islands for…

Marina ghost! October has arrived and we are so so ready for spooky season! Please check our website if you have any questions about tours or feel free to give us a call at 843-886-5000! We’d love to answer your questions!  Every month we like to include a blog post that contains information about citizen science projects…

Under special wildlife permits, Capt. Nike has volunteered out at Cape Romain and has helped release stragglers!  It is almost the end of September which means we are wrapping up the nesting and hatching season for sea turtles in South Carolina! The sea turtle nesting season for SC is typically May-October. This year, the first…

Last blog post we mentioned the mullet run which is a migration of one of our common fish along the SC coast that signifies a changing of season. Did you know sharks migrate too? Around the coast in the low country we have about 38 species of sharks, skates, and rays that frequent our waters….

Late August through early September is when seasons in the low country start to change. Although it is still warm in the Charleston area, the changes can be subtle. The marsh grass also called spartina (how did you read it Sparh-tie-nuh or Sparh-tea-na?) will start to hint at a golden color. Migration of birds, fish,…

Capers beach sweep partnered with the SCA! Days are starting to get shorter so when booking sunset dolphin tours please be mindful of the tour times! Tis’ the season when sunset is getting earlier! Please check our website if you have any questions about tours or feel free to give us a call at 843-886-5000! We’d love…

Horeshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) Horseshoe crab shells are frequently found washed up on Capers Island and other beaches. To know if it is a true molt or shed of its exoskeleton is sometime difficult to determine. If it looks like the shell is peeling open around the upper edge, it is probably a molt. If…

Eastern brown pelicans on the fly! A common but wonderful sight to see when heading out to Capers Island is the diving eastern brown pelican! Did you know there are eight species of pelican world wide and out of those eight, only two species of pelican will dive as a feeding behavior? One of those…

If you have joined us on a tour you know the goal destination is Capers Island. Capers is a barrier island. Barrier Islands are made up of three distinct habitats; salt marsh, maritime forest, and beach! Maritime forest is a fancy name for forest near the sea (Mar=water like marina or marine). Barrier islands can lessen the impact of storms due to their sand dunes and grasses that are able to absorb storm or wave energy. They are also dynamic because they are constantly gaining or loosing sand deposits by wind and water (island erosion!). 

Diane showing off her crabbie friends! Cannot believe we are already to August! As we are preparing for kiddos to go back to school we will be starting to limit our tour options so please contact our office or check our website if you have any questions about tours. Weekly Wednesday Low country boils as…

During the summer months there are different birds that migrate to the low country signifying summer has arrived! We are including a short list of a few summer migrants—there are several more but these are some we get most excited to see! Wood Stork : huge wading bird. Bald head with white body and black outline along very edge of its wings. Link to photo and more information on Wood Storks here! 

Dolphin jumping in the water! In the Charleston area there are 350-450 year round residential Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins. This particular group of dolphins or stock of dolphins only hangs out in the tidal salt marshes and surrounding estuaries. During the summer months this number of dolphins increases to about 900 individuals. This means there is…