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Bumblebee | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.) Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 3 6

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 6
Hurricane Hugo damage revisited – Here we see further evidence of damage caused by Hurricane Hugo. The tall canopy trees like pines, oaks, and palmettos have been stripped bare. Nature is slowly...
Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 5 - The Ghost Beach | NatureScene - Episode 12 Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 3 7

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 7
At the same stop, Rudy and Jim find more plants typical of barrier islands: Devil’s Walking Stick, Prickly Ash, and Buckthorn. In a shady area close by, Rudy and Jim find a resting Eastern Cottonmouth...
Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 5 - The Ghost Beach | NatureScene - Episode 12 Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 3 8

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 8
Osprey birds and Bald Eagles can also be seen nesting in this wildlife refuge.
Bumblebee | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.) Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 4 9

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 9
The Dike – Vast fields of Cord Grass populate this area. The fresh water impoundments, with much lower levels of salinity, are perfect places for shore and sea birds such as Yellowleg birds, Black...
Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 5 - The Ghost Beach | NatureScene - Episode 12 Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 4 10

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 10
Rudy and Jim catch a full sized adult alligator sneaking around the area, and also find a Four-Lined Rat snake, also known as a Live-Oak snake.
Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 5 - The Ghost Beach | NatureScene - Episode 12 Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 4 11

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 11
Great Egret birds, whose nests were initially destroyed by Hurricane Hugo, have flocked back to the island to rebuild their homes.
Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 2 - Sandy Soil Trees, Red Bellied Woodpecker, Great Blue Heron, And Wild Turkey - Episode 4 Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 5 12

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 5
Episode 12
“Ghost Beach” - Rudy and Jim further assess the damage to the island by Hurricane Hugo. The pines and live oaks at the shore line are gone, but the Palmetto trees survived. The water is slowly eroding...
Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 5 - The Ghost Beach | NatureScene - Episode 12 Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 1 1

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 1
Episode 1
Bulls Island was one of the most heavily damaged areas in South Carolina by Hurricane Hugo. Rudy and Jim visit Bulls Island to observe how nature is healing itself after the deadly hurricane. Here at...
Bumblebee | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.) Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 1 2

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 1
Episode 2
At the same stop, Rudy and Jim come across a Northern Mockingbird, and a Red-Wing Blackbird perched in some nearby trees, making their distinctive bird-calls. Feeding on some nearby Dewberry flowers...
Bumblebee | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.) Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 1 3

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 1
Episode 3
On the other side of the impoundment we see the effects of Hurricane Hugo. The area once dominated by canopy trees like tall pines, are no longer there.