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Dewberry | 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...
Dewberry | 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.
Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 4 - Great Egret Birds | NatureScene - Episode 11 Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 2 4

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 4
Sandy soils – At this stop, we see Southern Magnolia trees, which help keep the sandy ground stable. With this one magnolia tree, Rudy and Jim find holes left behind by beetles, and woodpeckers which...
Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 4 - Great Egret Birds | NatureScene - Episode 11 Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 2 5

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 5
At the same stop, vines and flowering plants can also be seen growing in this area. We see Yellow Jessamine, and Toadflax.
Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 4 - Great Egret Birds | NatureScene - Episode 11 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...
Dewberry | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.) 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...
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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.
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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...
Dewberry | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.) 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.
Flowering Dogwood | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.) Forty Acre Rock (S.C.) Stop 1 1

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Forty Acre Rock (S.C.) Stop 1
Episode 1
Rudy and Jim visit Forty Acre Rock, which is in Flat Creek Heritage Preserve, in Lancaster, S.C. Pine Forest - The forest, once dominated by hardwood trees, is now populated with mostly pine trees...