We were up bright an early on Friday, January 11th for a bird watching event at the Hobcaw Barony Reserve.
The Reserve is at the North Inlet – Winyah Bay.
It is a vast area of virgin forest and marshland which is open to the public only through docent led tours. We had signed up for a bird watching tour in the hopes of meeting other conservation minded folks. As it turns out, the birding was poor that day; we only saw one bald eagle, a red meringer, a common loon, a dozen white pelicans (they rare in South Carolina), lesser and greater yellow legs, red wing black birds, yellow rumps, and a few other common woodland species. Even the herons and storks were no where to be seen. The views of the vast pristine marshland, made up for the lack of birds.
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| Hobcaw Fire-watch Tower |
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| Clam Bank Landing Road |
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| Clam bank Landing |
Since we were driven in vans to the birding sites, there was no exercise to speak of, so I can’t quite count this an artists date. On the other hand, the social contacts were outstanding. and I got a zillion reference photos of this off limits paradise.
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