Local Pictures (Surfside Beach, Pawleys Island: living, moving, island)

[vrexy]

Nice catch!

[PawleysDude]

Originally Posted by neecewh

I promised my son I would post his pic of the Spanish Mackerel he caught today. I added a couple old ones too.

Sweet! I know that largemouth didn't come from the pier. Is that from one of the local ponds? Some of the golf course ponds have some hawgs, but getting on 'em takes an act of congress. Great job...

[neecewh]

Is that from one of the local ponds?

That was from the pond on S. Dogwood in Surfside. He has caught a few good ones from there. Of course since the Spanish started biting on the pier his trips to the pond decreased. He is obsessed with trying to get a King. He literally goes from fishing to work, and work to fishing. He came running down the steps this morning in a panic saying he was late. I said "your late for work?" He said "No, fishing!"

Correction: That was from somewhere in Socastee. He has, however, caught some good ones in the Surfside pond.

[vrexy]

It's been a while since anyone posted pictures, so I thought I'd share some that my husband took this morning in Murrells Inlet.

[PawleysDude]

The ponds in Huntington Beach St Park are alive with migratory birds, including a large flock of wood storks, an endangered species with a face only a momma could love. There were also a few roseate spoonbills, well below the dozen are so that showed up last year, but it's still early.

[vrexy]

Excellent pics, PD!! Love them! Thanks for posting them. My niece and nephew are here visiting so we are planning to go bird watching there this Wed. It was really nice to be able to show them what a wonderful place it is.

What time of day did you take these?

[PawleysDude]

Thanks, Vrexy. It's quite a cornucopia of birds over there right now, and it should just keep getting better. These were taken over several days on the freshwater side of the causeway, between 7 - 8:30am, because I prefer that lighting, but we were over there one evening around 7pm and the birds were everywhere close to the causeway. I've not had much luck catching the spoonbills close to the causeway. (The crab was from the beach, happened up on it one evening.)

As a note, two mornings recently around 7am, the alligators were congregated near the observation gazebo on the freshwater side, obviously feeding on fish. There were about 10 in a small area, and put on quite a show. I'd only wandered up on them doing that a few mornings, and never seen it in the evening.

[vrexy]

I, too, love that early morning (or late afternoon) lighting, when the shadows are long and the sun is closer to the horizon. Your pictures are spectacular! I really love them!

I have never had the pleasure of seeing a spoonbill, only pictures of them, so am really hoping to be able to see one. Again, thanks so much for sharing!

[TNKY]

Very nice, PawleysDude. The photos of the spoonbill and gator are great. Cannot wait to get down there, some day

[PawleysDude]

Originally Posted by TNKY

Very nice, PawleysDude. The photos of the spoonbill and gator are great. Cannot wait to get down there, some day

Thanks, TNKY. Come on down, the wx and the crowds are gettin' better.