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Wild Estuaries: Horseshoe Crabs

My husband and I volunteer to survey and tag horseshoe crabs, and I have to admit the first time I held one, it was really strange. But once the initial creepiness of holding something that looks like it came out of a sci-fi movie faded, I soon came to realized that they are amongst some […]

Wild Estuaries: Eastern Oysters

Wild Estuaries: Eastern Oysters Besides mangroves, oysters also play a critical role in estuaries. These mollusks are a valuable food source and provide a sheltered habitat for much marine life and other wildlife, but they also provide an essential part of water quality. What is an oyster? Oysters are mullocks (an animal without a backbone). […]

Wild Estuaries: Semipalmated Plover

I have yet to see any small shorebird I couldn’t find more adorable, but yet so I have very little knowledge of how smart they can be. Take this semipalmated plover, for instance. How can this chunky little bird find worms in the murky waters along the shoreline? How? Can the bird pick up sensation […]

Wild Estuaries: Sea Snails

During my travels exploring the estuaries, I came across two species of snails; Marsh Periwinkle and the Mangrove Periwinkle. Marsh periwinkles feed on the algae collected on the blades of saltmarsh cordgrass. They are a nutritional food source for crown conchs and blue crabs The mangrove periwinkles also feed on the fungi and algae growing […]

Wild Estuaries: Carolina Sea Lavender (Limonium carolinianum )

There is beauty along the brackish waters, the Carolina Sea Lavender (Limonium carolinianum). This Florida native plant is a slow-growing plant and blooms in the latter part of the summer months. You may find these growing in areas that are sandy tidal marshes. There is not a whole lot of information about this particular species. If […]

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