This Anhinga had the best seat on the Ashley River for end of the day contemplation.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
January 25, 2024
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Sun Rising Over Ashley River
The Ashley River was clear as glass on Friday morning, and the water didn’t appear to moving, as often happens around high tide. The water coming downstream, from the left in this first image, and the rising tide are equalizing.
Looking upstream, this large Live Oak was dipping in the water.
I passed by that tree then looked back to the east to watch the sun’s rays through the Spanish Moss.
Ashley River From Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC
January 6, 2023
Consolidated from Wikipedia and Google: The Ashley River is a blackwater and tidal river, rising from the Wassamassaw and Great Cypress Swamps in western Berkeley County. It widens into a tidal estuary just south of Fort Dorchester, which was a colonial settlement. Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site is about 7 miles, as the crow flies, upriver from Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.
Ashley River at Magnolia Plantation, Low Tide
Looking up the river from the rice field dike at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens on a recent morning. The river is tidal, and I find the changes in flow fascinating. Here it was close to low tide and the water appeared to be barely moving.
Ashley River at Magnolia Plantation
Looking downriver, towards Charleston, from Magnolia Plantation and Gardens shortly after sunrise.
Cormorants Perched on Pilings
These pilings are what are left of a dock on the Ashley River at Middleton Place. The tide was going out and a crew of Double-crested Cormorants were using them as perches.
This one seemed to be investigating a crack in the wood.
I looked away and he either jumped or fell into the water.
I thought he might be going fishing but he flew right back out of the water.
There was room for a couple more birds to join them.
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
April 17, 2021