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Flowers | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke ACE Basin | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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ACE Basin | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is part of the federal system of refuges managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Jocassee Gorges | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke Bald Eagle | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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Bald Eagle | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The Bald Eagle does, in fact live in the state throughout the year. This time of year they are nesting.

Jocassee Gorges | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke Butterflies | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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Butterflies | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

Often times butterflies are directly connected to plants.

Jocassee Gorges | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke Carnivorous Plants | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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Carnivorous Plants | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

There is much diversity among carnivorous plants in SC.

ACE Basin | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke Dragonfly | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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Dragonfly | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

There are 105 species of dragonflies found in SC. Their life actually comes in 2 parts: living in water, then air.

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Eastern Cottonmouth | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The eastern cotton mouth is one of the most venomous snakes in the southeast.

Flowers | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke Fall Lines | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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Fall Lines | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The Fall Line is the area where the Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain.

Vultures | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke Flowers | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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Flowers | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The flowers on flowering plants are there for reproduction.

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Jocassee Gorges | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

Rudy Mancke talks about a visit to the Jocassee gorges while he was a nature study leader in Pickens county.

Poisonous Plants | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke Mountains to the Sea | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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Mountains to the Sea | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

We live in the smallest of all of the southeastern states but our state offers so much variety, from the mountains to the sea!!

Poisonous Plants | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke Osprey | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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Osprey | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

They osprey, also known as fish hawk, has only one species and is found pretty much all over the world.

Butterflies | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke Poisonous Plants | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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Poisonous Plants | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The state flower of SC, the yellow jessimine, is one of many plants found in SC that is poisonous.

Vultures | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke Rattlesnake Rattler | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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Rattlesnake Rattler | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The snake adds a section to its rattle each time it sheds its skin, which can be up to 2 to 3 times a year.

Flowers | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke River Otter | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

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River Otter | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

River otters are playful animals who are in the same family as weasels, mink and skunks.

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