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Shorebird Doing a Song Bird Imitation.

While moving from the dunes to the wetlands area on Shackleford Banks during Saturday’s afternoon session of the Wild Horses of the Crystal Coast workshop we came across a Willet doing a nice imitation of […]

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A Few Images From This Weekends Wild Horse Workshop: Saturday Morning Session

The weather was perfect for photographing wild horses along North Carolina’s Crystal coast last weekend. We started the workshop with a visit to the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve, Beaufort, North Carolina. The majority of the […]

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Reflection

Time the tides right and catch the wild horses out on the tidal flats at the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve and you have the perfect opportunity to include some reflections in your composition. This location […]

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Wild Horses in Late Morning Light

Like most photographers I prefer to make wildlife images in the good light of the early morning or an hour or two before sunset. However, things don’t always work out that way. I’d used my […]

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Semipalmated Plovers at Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve

I loaded up my kayak and paid the reserve a visit a few mornings ago. As is usually the case, my efforts were awarded with plenty of photography opportunities. I found these plovers feeding along […]

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A Tale of Two Wheels

A few weeks ago I purchased a used bicycle. Several years ago, when I lived on the beach, I rode a bike almost daily. It was always a fun experience. I also saw it as […]

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Black Bellied Plover

In it’s summer plummage the little Black Bellied Plover is a striking bird to see. It can also be a very challenging bird for photographers to make properly exposed images of. Honestly, and black and […]

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Common Loon on Taylor’s Creek

The other day while paddling my kayak on Taylor’s Creek along the Beaufort, NC waterfront I came across a loon that was quite comfortable allowing me to get close for photos. I just love close […]

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Little Blue Heron

While paddling my kayak this morning I came across three Little Blue Herons. Two of these tres hombres were quite shy and took to wing before I got within camera range. But one was absolutely […]

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A Few Shorebirds

I went for a nice paddle yesterday morning. It was a little windy but I still had a wonderful time exploring the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve by kayak. There is definately a large variety of […]

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