Center for Birds of Prey

It's a magical night in Awendaw at the Center for Birds of Prey's annual event Bird Song. Musical artists performed in an outdoor arena while owls hoo-ed sweetly in the background.

“That’s a wonderful representation of who we are,” marketing and communications manager Kara Bale says later. “What you witnessed is that these are not domesticated animals. They retain their wild traits. That bird had to choose to listen to Stephen. It wasn’t forced; we use all positive reinforcement.”

After a Saturday night full of food (I'm talking vats of oysters and an open-faced pig roast) and dancing, we scouted out two of the highlights of SEWE weekend: those swooping birds and diving dogs