Untamed Lowcountry: Nature Column | Hilton Head Island Packet

Meet South Carolina’s state butterfly, and its bag of tricks for survival

Untamed Lowcountry

Meet South Carolina’s state butterfly, and its bag of tricks for survival

Young larvae have the unappealing appearance of bird droppings.

May 22, 2019 09:29 PM

Police escort alligator on Hilton Head’s Cross Island Parkway 4 separate times in 1 day

Untamed Lowcountry

Police escort alligator on Hilton Head’s Cross Island Parkway 4 separate times in 1 day

May 22, 2019 05:26 PM

Thousands of jellyfish litter Hilton Head Island’s beach. Experts say its normal.

Untamed Lowcountry

Thousands of jellyfish litter Hilton Head Island’s beach. Experts say its normal.

May 01, 2019 04:07 PM

Enormous alligator disrupts play at Hilton Head golf course

Untamed Lowcountry

Enormous alligator disrupts play at Hilton Head golf course

April 23, 2019 11:14 AM

Jellyfish on Hilton Head beach has ‘excruciatingly painful’ sting. More may be coming

Untamed Lowcountry

Jellyfish on Hilton Head beach has ‘excruciatingly painful’ sting. More may be coming

May 21, 2019 11:44 AM

What we could all learn from these Eastern Bluebirds working their ‘tail-feathers’ off

Bluffton Packet

What we could all learn from these Eastern Bluebirds working their ‘tail-feathers’ off

May 20, 2019 12:25 PM

Someone killed a young 9-foot shark off the Hilton Head coast and cut its stomach out

Untamed Lowcountry

Someone killed a young 9-foot shark off the Hilton Head coast and cut its stomach out

May 17, 2019 04:08 PM

Trending Stories

Mom’s attorney subpoenas DNR file on Beaufort Co. boat crash that killed teen daughter

May 23, 2019 05:10 PM

Cheers! Tio’s to open Hilton Head restaurant with 2 bars this week. Check out this hot spot

May 23, 2019 03:53 PM

New ‘dorm-style’ workforce housing building opens on Hilton Head. Take a look inside

May 23, 2019 03:25 PM

Car on fire driving down SC 170 in Bluffton area, 911 callers report. Here’s what happened

May 23, 2019 01:17 PM

What are they thinking? Vote ‘yes’ for Sea Pines

May 23, 2019 08:39 AM

See a stranded horseshoe crab on the beach? Flip it over — and save its life

Untamed Lowcountry

See a stranded horseshoe crab on the beach? Flip it over — and save its life

May 17, 2019 09:23 AM

Hilton Head Island native Ben Green thinks fishing can cure mankind. Here’s why

David Lauderdale

Hilton Head Island native Ben Green thinks fishing can cure mankind. Here’s why

May 14, 2019 02:38 PM

One tired pup: Dog strolls along a Hilton Head beach carrying a Starbucks coffee cup

Untamed Lowcountry

One tired pup: Dog strolls along a Hilton Head beach carrying a Starbucks coffee cup

May 08, 2019 01:05 PM

‘Ah-ooh! Whoo, whoo, whoo’: Why the Mourning Dove likes calling SC Lowcountry home

Untamed Lowcountry

‘Ah-ooh! Whoo, whoo, whoo’: Why the Mourning Dove likes calling SC Lowcountry home

May 06, 2019 11:14 AM

Does Yemassee have a new mascot? Rare white squirrel becoming ‘famous’ after sightings

Untamed Lowcountry

Does Yemassee have a new mascot? Rare white squirrel becoming ‘famous’ after sightings

May 03, 2019 02:27 PM

War and peace: Where to find it all on idyllic Lowcountry SC waterway

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War and peace: Where to find it all on idyllic Lowcountry SC waterway

April 30, 2019 02:32 PM

He was boating off the coast of Hilton Head. Then, he saw hundreds of dolphins

Untamed Lowcountry

He was boating off the coast of Hilton Head. Then, he saw hundreds of dolphins

April 27, 2019 02:50 PM

Reels humming: Mama said there’ll be days like this fishing off Hilton Head, mama said

Cast & Blast

Reels humming: Mama said there’ll be days like this fishing off Hilton Head, mama said

April 23, 2019 01:55 PM

World’s rarest species of sea turtle nested on Hilton Head for first time ever Friday

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World’s rarest species of sea turtle nested on Hilton Head for first time ever Friday

April 26, 2019 03:52 PM

Giant alligator was taking a stroll when Hilton Head golf course got ‘in the way’

Untamed Lowcountry

Giant alligator was taking a stroll when Hilton Head golf course got ‘in the way’

April 23, 2019 11:31 AM

3 beach laws Hilton Head advocates say must change to protect sea turtles

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3 beach laws Hilton Head advocates say must change to protect sea turtles

April 24, 2019 02:20 PM

Knock down those sandcastles! And other ways to help sea turtles this nesting season

Untamed Lowcountry

Knock down those sandcastles! And other ways to help sea turtles this nesting season

April 24, 2019 02:16 PM

Turtle eggs, warblers, deer greet Hunting Island State Park hikers

Turtle eggs, warblers, deer greet Hunting Island State Park hikers

August 22, 2016 01:06 PM

Swallow-tailed kites of Allendale, SC

Swallow-tailed kites of Allendale, SC

August 01, 2016 08:46 AM

A Mothers Day visit with hatchlings

A Mothers Day visit with hatchlings

May 09, 2016 01:27 PM

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