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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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  • A tricolored heron fishes in a quickly draining tidal creek in the May River.
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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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  • White egrets fish in the shallow flats at high tide in a May River marsh.White egrets fish and stake out territory in shallow, tidal pools on a large sand bar in the May River, at low tide on Easter morning.
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  • Great egrets scuffle over a fishing spot among tidal pools left at low tide on a May River sand bar. Hunted nearly to extinction for their feathers in the late 19th Century, egrets are now protected with other wading birds and have made a strong comeback, especially in the May River, where they are common year-round.
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  • An egret - rare in the river during nesting season - fishes in a tidal creek in a marsh of 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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  • A tricolored heron swallows a minnow captured from a quickly draining tidal creek of the May River. the May River.
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  • A tricolored heron fishes in a quickly draining tidal creek of the May River.
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  • Great egrets scuffle over a fishing spot among tidal pools left at low tide on a May River sand bar. Hunted nearly to extinction for their feathers in the late 19th Century, egrets are now protected with other wading birds and have made a strong comeback, especially in the May River, where they are common year-round.
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  • An egret - rare in the river during nesting season - fishes in a tidal creek in a marsh of the May River.
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  • White egrets fish in the shallow flats at high tide in a May River marsh.White egrets fish and stake out territory in shallow, tidal pools on a large sand bar in the May River, at low tide on Easter morning.
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  • White egrets fish in the shallow flats at high tide in a May River marsh.White egrets fish and stake out territory in shallow, tidal pools on a large sand bar in the May River, at low tide on Easter morning.
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  • A tricolored heron fishes in a quickly draining tidal creek in the May River.
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  • A tricolored heron fishes in a quickly draining tidal creek of the May River.
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  • Looking from the dock, across the marsh and up into the "slough" or tidal creek at 33 Pine View Drive, along the May River.
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  • A fiddler crab feeds and defends his turf among others in his world: a muddy oyster rake at low tide in a tidal creek of a May River marsh.
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  • An egret - rare in the river during nesting season - fishes in a tidal creek in a marsh of the May River.
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  • A 5-foot American alligator lumbers up a drained headwater creek of the May River at low tide toward the causeway to Palmetto Bluff, and the Duck Pond beyond it.
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  • An egret feather flutters while snagged in marsh grass along the May River near Bluffton, SC
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  • A kayak bow moves toward clouds and sun reflecting in the marsh of the May River near Bluffton, SC.
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  • A 5-foot American alligator lumbers up a drained headwater creek of the May River at low tide toward the causeway to Palmetto Bluff, and the Duck Pond beyond it.
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  • A 5-foot American alligator lumbers up a drained headwater creek of the May River at low tide toward the causeway to Palmetto Bluff, and the Duck Pond beyond it.
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  • A morning fog lifts near Gasgoine Bluff on the May River.
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  • An egret feather rides a marsh grass float in a marsh of the May River on a January morning.
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  • Cut between Myrtle Island and All Joy, including oyster rakes, as viewed from Jean Lee's.
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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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  • Eleanor naps on the bow of Michael's paddle board as she, Sam, Pop and Michael return to Palmetto Bluff from swimming at an upriver sand bar.
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  • Michael, Sam and Eleanor swim on an emerging sand bar as the tide falls in the May River near Bluffton Oyster Co.
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  • Michael paddles with Sam and Eleanor (and Pop) in the May River, upstream from the Village at Palmetto Bluff, as storm clouds threaten a July morning.
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  • Michael paddles with Sam and Eleanor (and Pop) in the May River, upstream from the Village at Palmetto Bluff, as storm clouds threaten a July morning.
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  • Michael paddles with Sam and Eleanor (and Pop) in the May River, upstream from the Village at Palmetto Bluff, as storm clouds threaten a July morning.
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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 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 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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  • 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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  • A great white egret watches the sun rise over the May River near Bluffton, SC.
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  • Ocean meets marsh at Baygall Beach on the heel of Hilton Head Island.
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  • An egret feather clings to a stalk of marsh grass and reflects 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 tricolored heron forages and scares up fish in the shallows at low tide 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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  • Four young great blue herons crowd their nest in a pine tree on a hummock along the May River.
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  • Sunset along the May River near Bluffton, SC.
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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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  • West guest room in main house has private half bath.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • A white egret flies from a good fishing spot near the junction of Rose Dhu Creek and the May River, west of Bluffton. That's within swimming distance of home and this picture, in particular, encouraged me to make more in the May River marsh. Within two months of making it, I had launched my business. (050188)
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  • Reg the dog meets Don the Dolphin on a May River dock.
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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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  • Sunset over the May River as viewed from the end of Calhoun Street in Bluffton.
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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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  • A kayaker reflects in the middle of a May River marsh.
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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 stingray swims through a creek in a marsh of the May River.
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  • Clouds glow and reflect in the May River and marsh at sunset over the Smith dock.
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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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  • Fiddler crab on marsh grass in the May River near Bluffton, SC.
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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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  • Young great blue herons hang out on their crowded nest in a tall pine on a hummock in the "Lost World" area of the May River.
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  • Young great blue herons hang out on their crowded nest in a tall pine on a hummock in the "Lost World" area of 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 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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  • Snowy egrets perch on a snag reflected in a marsh of the New River, near Palmetto Bluff.
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  • Sam relaxes in the bow of a double kayak as he, Eleanor and Michael return to Palmetto Bluff from swimming at an upriver sand bar.
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  • Sam relaxes in the bow of a double kayak as he, Eleanor and Michael return to Palmetto Bluff from swimming at an upriver sand bar.
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  • Eleanor naps on the bow of Michael's paddle board as she, Sam, Pop and Michael return to Palmetto Bluff from swimming at an upriver sand bar.
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  • Eleanor naps on the bow of Michael's paddle board as she, Sam, Pop and Michael return to Palmetto Bluff from swimming at an upriver sand bar.
    0619_2756-PopGoesToBluffton.jpg
  • Michael, Sam and Eleanor swim on an emerging sand bar as the tide falls in the May River near Bluffton Oyster Co.
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  • Michael, Sam and Eleanor swim on an emerging sand bar as the tide falls in the May River near Bluffton Oyster Co.
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  • Michael, Sam and Eleanor swim on an emerging sand bar as the tide falls in the May River near Bluffton Oyster Co.
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  • Michael paddles with Sam and Eleanor (and Pop) in the May River, upstream from the Village at Palmetto Bluff, as storm clouds threaten a July morning.
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  • Michael paddles with Sam and Eleanor (and Pop) in the May River, upstream from the Village at Palmetto Bluff, as storm clouds threaten a July morning.
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  • Michael paddles with Sam and Eleanor (and Pop) in the May River, upstream from the Village at Palmetto Bluff, as storm clouds threaten a July morning.
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  • Michael paddles with Sam and Eleanor (and Pop) in the May River, upstream from the Village at Palmetto Bluff, as storm clouds threaten a July morning.
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  • Michael paddles with Sam and Eleanor (and Pop) in the May River, upstream from the Village at Palmetto Bluff, as storm clouds threaten a July morning.
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  • Michael paddles with Sam and Eleanor (and Pop) in the May River, upstream from the Village at Palmetto Bluff, as storm clouds threaten a July morning.
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  • Michael paddles with Sam and Eleanor (and Pop) in the May River, upstream from the Village at Palmetto Bluff, as storm clouds threaten a July morning.
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  • Kayak bow and morning sky reflect in 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 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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