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  • A kayak bow with fishing rod slides through past a line of docks along the May River on a still, fall morning. The tidal river, near Bluffton, S.C. - once known among the most pristine on the East Coast - is surrounded by developments that grew with the housing boom. Stormwater runoff from what used to be isolated wetlands is disrupting the river's delicate balance, prompting shellfish bans and public outcry.
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  • Atlantic bottlenose dolphins strand feed in a marsh creek of the May River, herding fish up on the mud bank, following them, eating them and then rolling back into the water. This learned behavior is unique to the Carolina and Georgia coasts. Scientists say some 500 dolphins are resident in the May River area, along with others who visit seasonally.
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  • An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin swims past the bow of a kayak in a narrow marsh creek at high tide in the May River.
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  • Tricolored heron perches on a snag in the May River marsh on foggy morning.
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  • A bald eagle flies from a perch near its nest with two young along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle perches as sentry near its nest with two young along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle preens on a pine limb along the May River, not far from its nest and its growing twin eaglets.
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  • A baby bald eagle tests its wings from atop its nest in a dead pine along the May River near Bluffton, S.C.
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  • Great white egrets and snow egrets feed at low tide in the May River.
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  • A common egret prowls marshy shoreline on a rising tide in the May River.
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  • Snowy egrets perch on a pine-limb snag on the banks of the May River.
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  • An egret and other birds seek to share in fish chased onto a mud bank by dolphins strand feeding in the May River.
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  • A great egret flies from his spot in a marsh of the May River.
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  • An egret feather clings to a stalk of marsh grass and reflects in the May River.
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  • A tricolored heron fishes in a quickly draining tidal creek in the May River.
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  • The Last Resort, 33 Pine View Drive, as viewed from the May River.
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  • A great blue heron tends its young in its meager nest in a tall pine perched on a hummock in the May River.
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  • The the stage is set in a tent at Delta Plantation to serve an elegant meal and dancing to Ion Media staff and guests.
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  • A spotted sandpiper feeds along the edge of a marsh creek in the May River.
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  • Small bedroom or office between other bedrooms upstairs in the main house at 33 Pine View Drive.
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  • Looking east along the driveway at property at 33 Pine View Drive, you see the kitchen door of the guest house is about 50 feet from the main house.
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  • An ancient live oak hangs over the tidal creek that borders nearly half of 33 Pine View Drive, draining into - and rising with the tide from - the May River.
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  • The living room at 33 Pine View Drive has a fireplace, built-in bookshelves and sliding-glass doors to the porch.
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  • Fall color paints trees on the southern shore of a marsh in the May River's headwaters.
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  • An osprey flies from a pine limb along the May River near Bluffton, SC.
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  • A kayak drifts out with the tide from of the "Lost World" marsh flats of the May River, home to a significant heron rookery.
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  • An egret feather clings to marsh grass as a gentle breeze passes over the May River.
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  • A tiny marsh wren perches in a marsh of the May River near Bluffton, SC.
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  • Fall color paints trees on the southern shore of a marsh in the May River's headwaters.
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  • A kayak bow plies the marsh at half tide, as dark clouds rise over the May River near Bluffton, SC.
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  • The sun rises over the bow of a kayak through a fall morning fog on the May River.
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  • A seaside sparrow peeks from deep inside the spartina grass in a May River marsh.
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  • A great egret flies from the fall marsh in the May River.
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  • A marsh wren peeks from among stalks of golden grass (spartina) in the fall marsh of the May River.
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  • Young sibling great blue herons test their wings and fight with each other in their nest atop a tall pine trees on a hummock along the May River.
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  • A juvenile eagle, in its first week of flying, soars over its nest tree along the May River.
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  • A great blue heron flies near its nest in a rookery along the May River.
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  • A pair of great blue herons greet each other at their nest in a tall pine on a hummock in the "Lost World" area of the May River.
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  • An ailing Raccoon on Snag on a chilly May River morning.
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  • Tree swallows  fight for perches on marsh grass as they gather among thousands for fall migration in the May River near Bluffton, S.C.
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  • An egret flies toward the sunset over the May River near Bluffton, SC.
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  • A willet dips his head in a small puddle in the low tide mud of the May River near Bluffton, SC.
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  • A bald eagle brings new sticks to its nest in a pine along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle perches in a tall pine near its nest along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle perches as sentry near its nest with two young along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle flies from a perch near its nest with two young along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle flies from a perch near its nest with two young along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle preens on a perch near its nest with two young along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle perches as sentry near its nest with two young along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle perches as sentry near its nest with two young along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle perches as sentry near its nest with two young along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle flies from its nest to a nearby perch in a tall pine along the May River.
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  • Bald eagles manage two four-week-old eaglets in their nest in a tall pine along the May River.
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  • Bald eagles manage two four-week-old eaglets in their nest in a tall pine along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle flies against a blue winter sky near its nest along the May River.
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  • Anewly fledged bald eagle soars over the tree lline along the May River near Bluffton, SC.
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  • A bald eagle flies from a tall pine near its nest along the May River near Bluffton, SC.
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  • A newly fledged juvenile eagle roosts beside its nest  along the May River.
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  • A family of bald eagles, the two eaglets fledged, hangs out after feeding in their nest tree along the May River.
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  • A newly fledged juvenile eagle hops to a nearby branch as her sibling continues to feed on a meal brought by thier parent to their nest along the May River.
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  • Juvenile bald eagles hang out near their nest in a tall pine tree along the May River.
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  • A bald eagle adjusts its roost in a tree along the May River, not far from its nest and its growing twin eaglets.
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  • Bald eagle on pine limb with white sky.
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  • A pair of eagles roost in a pine as a gibbous moon rises along the May River during courting.
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  • A juvenile eagle takes flight from atop a mound at Hickory Hill Sanitary Landfill, near Ridgeland, S.C.
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  • A juvenile bald eagle surveys his options from atop a mound at Hickory Hill Sanitary Landfill, near Ridgeland, S.C.
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  • A juvenile bald eagle surveys his options from atop a mound at Hickory Hill Sanitary Landfill, near Ridgeland, S.C.
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  • A juvenile eagle flies over Hickory Hill Sanitary Landfill, near Ridgeland, S.C.
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  • A fourth-year bald eagle perches on a mound of dirt as gulls fly by at Hickory Hill landfill.
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  • Osprey in Flight
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  • A pair of bald eagles meet at their nest along the May River.
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  • A baby bald eagle waits for its parent to return to its nest in a dead pine along the May River near Bluffton, S.C.
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  • A bald eagle flies from her nest and brood in a dead pine along the May River near Bluffton, S.C.
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  • A baby bald eagle perches on its nest in a dead pine along the May River.
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  • A pair of bald eagles meet at their nest along the May River.
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  • An osprey perches on a dock crane along the May River.
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  • An eagle preens while perched on a dead pine tree along the May River.
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  • An eagle preens while perched on a dead pine tree along the May River.
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  • A pair of eagles roost in a pine as a gibbous moon rises along the May River during courting.
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  • A pair of eagles ("Momma" at left, "Blackie" at right) roost in a pine along the May River during courting. Photo by Greg Smith/imediasmith.com.
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  • A pair of eagles ("Momma" at left, "Blackie" at right) roost in a pine along the May River during courting. Photo by Greg Smith/imediasmith.com.
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  • A bald eagle flies in an overcast sky near its nest along the May River.
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  • An osprey flies from a pine limb along the May River near Bluffton, S.C.
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  • An adult eagle arrives with food for his twins in a nest on Palmetto Bluff, along the May River's south shore. Photo by Greg Smith/imediasmith.com.
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  • A great blue heron flies from its fishing spot at low tide in the marsh of the May River.
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  • A great blue heron tends its young in its meager nest in a tall pine perched on a hummock in the May River.
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  • An elusive least bittern in mating plumage perches, likely near its hidden nest, at the edge of a May River salt marsh.
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  • A great blue heron tends its young in its meager nest in a tall pine perched on a hummock in the May River.
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  • A great blue heron tends its young in its meager nest in a tall pine perched on a hummock in the May River.
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  • An American egret fishes near a great blue heron on mud bank at low tide in a marsh creek of the May River.
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  • A great blue heron flies from a sand bar at low tide in the May River.
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  • A great blue heron stands near an oyster rake atop a sand bar at low tide in the May River.
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  • A great blue heron flies from a sand bar at low tide in the May River. Great blues are found in every continental American state, and they nest in several small heronries along the May River.
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  • A great blue heron strikes at a shrimp in the shallows near a  mud bank at low tide in the May River.
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  • A great blue heron fishes from a mud bank at low tide in the morning light along a marsh edge in the May River.
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  • Clouds and sky reflect in the May River.
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  • Snowy egrets perch on a pine-limb snag on the banks of the May River.
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  • A great egret perches on a snag in a marsh of the May River.
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