By Matthew Foley, special to Charleston Currents
I know you’ve heard it
all the days of your life.
A voice,
quietly calling.
A song,
for your ears alone.
Over and over again,it has called your name,
pulled you like the moon
calls home the tide. …
Staff reports | U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., and conservationists on Sunday surrounded Crab Bank, an eroding spit at the mouth Shem Creek, to illustrate how it should be protected as a seabird sanctuary.
Renourishment of the rookery may be the only way to save it, according to this story. In March, Sanford and other congressmen sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting that the Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary be included in as a pilot project for revitalization.
In a statement, he said, “At just 2 percent of its original size, the Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary is in danger of disappearing altogether. Interestingly, however, restoring the Crab Bank may be as easy as looking to its formation. Indeed, in the 1950s, the Crab Bank was formed from sediment dredged from the Charleston harbor. With the Charleston Deepening Project well on its way, it seems like the perfect time to rebuild.
Since this issue of Charleston Currents seems to be all about birds, we thought it might be fun for the Mystery Photo to be a bird to. What kind of bird is this? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
Look at the detail of this close-up of a bird spied recently by contributing photographer Michael Kaynard of Kaynard Photography. The photo was taken at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, which now has a hive of other possibilities as outlined in Today’s Focus.
Photographer Chuck Boyd of Hanahan is pictured here with a pair of elephants, including one that is pink. Where was this picture taken? First correct guess wins a pair of RiverDogs ticket vouchers. Send your name and contact information with your guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com.
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