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Summer storms showcase the beauty and power of nature By Capt. Weatherly Picture yourself relaxing on the beach on a picture-perfect summer day.  Blue skies, wispy clouds, gentle waves, birds calling, and children running along the sand. An unexpected rumble rolls past. You’ve just finished a snack, so it can’t be your stomach.  You turn…

By Capt. Weatherly While many people are familiar with the sea turtles that visit our beaches to nest, they’re not the only ones laying eggs this time of year. June also marks the peak of horseshoe crab nesting!  Horseshoe crabs spend most of their lives offshore, but during late spring and early summer they emerge…

                  Part 1 in our Birding Series By Olivia Hirst-Wilson   It seems to me like more people are starting to appreciate birds. When I first started birding about 10 years ago, there weren’t many people whose eyes didn’t completely glaze over when I talked about birds…