A wood stork shared a perch with an American anhinga in a pine tree in Chris Garmston’s yard. “Not exactly ‘birds of a feather,” said Garmston. Sue Eayres of Asheville, N.C., shot this photo while visiting the Garmstons in Port Royal Plantation + Enlarge Image
Gretchen Benford Harrison of Alexandria, Va., visited her parents, Jane and Jim Benford of Hilton Head Island, recently. When she got home, she found her poodle, Stella, in a suitcase. It was as if Stella was telling Harrison: “Please take me back to Hilton Head! I loved it there!” + Enlarge Image
Laura Hobbs snapped this shot of "the dogs return to the beach" after the Town of Hilton Head Island's canine restrictions were lifted after Labor Day. Molly and Mulligan, who enjoyed basking in the sand Sept. 7 at Port Royal Plantation, belong to Hobbs' neighbor, Angela Barbic + Enlarge Image
Peter Justini of Hampton Hall took this photo of five deer having a late morning snack at on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. A couple of them seemed mildly interested in posing for the camera while the others kept on grazing. + Enlarge Image