Photo by Tom Conning | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District | 03.24.2026
White pelicans and cormorants blanket the rediversion canal shoreline, downstream of the St. Stephen Dam, March 23, 2026. These birds have been following diadromous fish migrating up the Santee River from the Atlantic Ocean and gorging themselves, this year. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Scott Hyatt, Operations Division chief)...
Photo by Tom Conning | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District | 03.24.2026
A Golden eagle dives to snatch an unsuspecting fish from a rediversion canal below the below the St. Stephen Dam, March 23, 2026. Eagles and other birds of prey are joining in an all-you-can-eat buffet at the project, courtesy of the diadromous fish migrating up the Santee River from the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Scott Hyatt, Operations Division chief)...
Photo by Tom Conning | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District | 03.23.2026
White pelicans gather downstream of the below the St. Stephen Dam, March 23, 2026. These birds, along with other birds of prey, have been following diadromous fish that are migrating up the Santee River from the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Scott Hyatt, Operations Division chief)...
Photo by Tom Conning | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District | 03.23.2026
A Bald eagle swoops over the Cooper River Rediversion Project below the St. Stephen Dam, March 23, 2026. Eagles and other birds of prey are in the area year-round. This year, they have been joining in an all-you-can-eat buffet at the project, courtesy of the diadromous fish migrating up the Santee River from the Atlantic Ocean. The project is about 50 miles north of Charleston. (U.S. Army......
