Palmetto Bug: A.K.A. The Cockroach
River Dog: A.K.A. Swimming Rat
The State Bird: A.K.A. The Mosquito
The Banana Spider: A.K.A. Big enough to eat you alive, luckily I just eat bugs, enormous, disgusting, 8 legged devil
Now I don't want to paint the wrong picture here, we really love the wildlife in Charleston. Here are some of my very favorite animals that we have seen so far...
The Horseshoe Crab
We have seen them in the ocean, we got to touch them at the aquarium and we have found a couple of dead ones on the beach.
The Loggerhead Turtle
We have only seen these in the aquarium, but they lay their eggs along the coast that is just 5 miles from our house.
The Dolphins
We see dolphins in the harbor all of the time. When we were boating we saw one about 10 feet from our boat.
The Squirrels
These are the craziest, most active squirrels I have ever seen! They are so much fun to watch. They literally swing from the tree branches like monkeys. Our Schnauzer Macy is obsessed with them. She watches them out the windows ALL DAY LONG. They eat the nuts out of the trees, then throw the shells at the house and windows.
The Blue Crab
We have caught several of these at the beach. They are always along the shore line and in the tide pools. The boys think is is so much fun to catch them.
The Cranes and Pelicans
I love to watch these beautiful birds fly over the water and catch fish.
The Alligators
Still haven't seen one in the wild, only in the aquarium. Apparently they are all over. Can't wait to see one, from a distance of course!
The Blue Birds
These pretty birds are always in our trees. Macy has killed two already. I wish she wouldn't do that... but what can I say? She is a hunting dog (well, she thinks she is anyway).
The Lizards
I am not sure what type of lizard these are, but you can catch them out in the bushes at any given time. They change in color to blend in with their surroundings. The boys like to catch them... and so does Macy. She has killed several of these too.
We are loving this beautiful state and all that it has to offer.
2 comments:
The swimming rat has got to be the worst one. For me the horseshoe crab would also be on the freaky list. We had some of these in our fish tank at work and they gave me the heeie jeebies.
It like another world! The bluebird is gorgeous. Have you gone swimming with the dolphins yet? The spider & the rat make me want to vomit. Sick!
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