Hilton Head Photos: The Island in Pictures

Low tide at sunset on the island’s 12 miles of Atlantic beach.

Palms along the boardwalk to the island’s most popular beach.

A wooden boardwalk over the dunes to the ocean.

Dune fence and sea oats at dusk.

White sand, lagoons and oceanfront homes, seen from the air.

Wide white sand curving along the north end.

The sand flat on Port Royal Sound, at its widest at low tide.

The boardwalk along Port Royal Sound toward Pine Island.

The red-and-white lighthouse above the boats in the yacht basin, the island’s best-known picture.

The lighthouse lit up after sunset, with a dinner boat at the dock.

The Harbour Town sign over the pier, out on Calibogue Sound.

The big live oak and its rows of benches beside the yacht basin.

The famous closing holes along the marsh and Calibogue Sound, from the air.

The white steel tower of the old range light, standing in the pines of Palmetto Dunes.

Driftwood on the salt marsh at the wildlife refuge by the bridge.

The salt marsh in Sea Pines lit gold at sunset, with live oaks along its edge.

Two benches facing a quiet lake in the woods.

Bottlenose dolphins surfacing close to shore.

A great egret with a fish in its bill.

Live oaks hung with moss over a quiet Lowcountry road.

An American alligator basking on a grassy bank.

A loggerhead hatchling crossing the wet sand toward the surf.

Two bald eagles on their nest in Sea Pines, live on camera.

The sightseeing boat passing the marsh at dusk.

A sailboat on calm water under an orange sky.

A purple canopy flying behind a boat at sunset.

Two paddlers in a yellow kayak on a calm creek, seen from above.

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