Lately I’ve gotten lucky a couple times with photographing Black Crowned Night Herons. Lucky because these birds tend to be quite skittish and, as their name implies, they’re largely nocturnal feeders. Here’s a shot from […]
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Tricolored Heron
I had the pleasure of photographing a fine Tricolored Heron the other morning. Usually these handsome birds are a bit skittish but this specimen was quite cooperative. A slow approach by kayak, more drifing than […]
Black Skimmers in Flight
Most of us that photograph birds are a little bit jealous of these creatures. Unlike us they are not bound to the ground but have the ability to soar, seemingly effortlessly, through the air. (Of […]
Carrot Island Wild Horses Post Hurricane Irene
I made the trip over to the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve this morning to check on how the horses had came through the recent storm. My original plan was to put in along Front Street […]
Hummingbirds!
I’m anxious to launch the kayak and to get over to the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve to see how the horses fared through hurruicane Irene. However, prudence demands giving utility and clean-up crews a little […]
Late Summer Wildflowers
I decided to head to a local pine savannah area to search for late summer orchids. There are a couple of varieties of these exotic wild flowers that bloon in the Croatan National Forest in […]
Rain is a Good Thing… No Really!
The Southeast has suffered from lack of rain fall this year. There’s no doubt about it. So in truth I have to celebrate when it rains, even if it’s on a day I’d scheduled for […]
Wild Mustangs on Taylor’s Creek
Since I mis-set my alarm and managed to over sleep in the morning I opted for an evening trip to visit the horses. I found them along Taylor’s Creek and on the dunes nearby enjoying […]
Best Laid Plans and All That!
Last night I headed to bed earlier than usual. I planned to get up early this morning, have a bit of breakfast and head over to the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve at sunrise, which corresponded […]
Return of the Sigma 50-500mm Lens: Heron Photos
Several weeks ago my Sigma 50-500mm lens developed a problem. Now honestly I’m probably not super easy on gear. I drag it along on hilkes, in and out of cars, in kayaks. My photo gear […]