Author: Margaret Evans

Captain Richard Phillips was held hostage by Simali pirates for five days, then freed by Navy SEAL snipers. Sea Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama was held captive for 5 days by Somali pirates, until U.S. Navy SEAL snipers completed a high seas rescue, killing his captors and ending the tumultuous standoff. Acting with the President’s authorization and in the belief that hostage, Capt. Richard Phillips, was in imminent danger of being killed by captors armed with pistols and AK-47s, snipers opened fire and killed the three captors.

Diana Churchill will be presenting “Spring Migration – What to Watch and How to Find It” at the March 8 meeting of the Hilton Head Island Audubon Society at Honey Horn in the Sea Island Room at 3:00 pm. The meeting is open to the public and is without charge. Diana Churchill has a passion for birds. She loves watching them, photographing them, and reading about them. Diana especially loves sharing her passion with others.

  Ah, spring! The season brings increasing daylight, warming temperatures, and the rebirth of flora and fauna. And the urge to be outdoors increases with every turning page on the March calendar.

Of Dogs & Men I don’t know if this is an appropriate question for your column: I have always loved animals. I have also always thought of myself as “good with animals.” I love Cesar Milan, and I love what he does and watching him do it. When I go to apply his techniques to my own dogs though, I often feel like my heart—which I have always trusted—is no longer reliable.