I’d planned on going paddling Thursday morning but the weather forecast changed during the day Wednesday and it seemed I’d need to go that afternoon if I was going to get a kayak outing in […]
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Not So Wild Life: Urban Nature Photography
When you think of ducks or egrets you tend to thing of somewhat wild, natural places. As someone that loves to observe and photograph wildlife I can promise you I spend most of my time […]
Up A Creek With A Paddle: Newport River Trip
With the wonderful weather we’ve been blessed with I decided it was time to break out the kayak and give it a paddle. My float plan was fairly simple, I’d put in at the wildlife […]
Great Blue Heron: A Coastal Carolina Favorite
The Great Blue Heron is a bird species frequently seen around Coastal North Carolina. With beautiful blue-grey coloring and black eyebrows that extend into plumes off the back of the head, they’re always a joy […]
Rare Winter Storm Hits Coastal NC
Precipitation has been the keyword for Winter 2010 in Eastern North Carolina. Rain, rain and more rain and now, a very significant snow fall! It’s almost unheard of… 4, 5, even 6 inches and more […]
Black Crowned Night Heron
I received a phone yesterday evening telling me of several thousand Tundra Swans being spotted in Down East Carteret County. Unfortunately the call came too late for me to check them out so I headed […]
When All Else Fails Hit the Beach
Many of my favorite spots for hiking and photographing have become mud bogs. The rain this winter has been unrelenting. When conditions are like this you can suck it up and it slop along the […]
Cabin Fever and Looking Forward to Spring
The weather has simply been terrible lately. Combine that with a fairly full schedule and I’m finding myself suffering from a major case of cabin fever. It’s been so wet here lately that even setting-up […]
Portrait of a Pelican: Harkers Island, North Carolina
To be honest I’m more than a little sick of all the rain this winter. I’d planned to do the Neusiok Trail this winter but the weather is really… oh no! lame pun warning… dampening […]
An Unheralded Backyard Bird
With the recent rain and cold the idea of hitting a trail has just been anything but pleasant. So instead I recently decided to stay close to home… the backyard is pretty close, yes?… by […]