I’ve been blessed the last year or two with several opportunities to view and photograph Black Crowned Night Herons. These little herons tend to be quite elusive and a lot of very successful nature photographers […]
Category Archives: General Photography
It Was a Good Day for Wild Horse Photography
There’s no other way to put it, after cancelling shooting day after shooting day for rain, rain and more rain this morning’s trip made the wait well worth it. As I launched my kayak at […]
A Sea of Yellow Petals
As fall approaches the edges of county and forest roads throughout the Crystal Coast are awash in a sea of yellow and purple as autumn wild flowers bloom. I took advantage of a short break […]
Rain, Rain, Rain!
For the most part I’m a fan of rain. We have had a dry spring and summer and can really use the stuff. But does it have to pick the times and/or days I plan […]
Another Win in the One Shot Daily Photo Contest!
The black & white image feature in this post is the winning photo on One Daily Shot this morning. That’s always a great discovery to wake-up to.
I’m Not a Bug Guy
I’m not a bug guy so when I tell you the images below are of a Long Tailed Skipper keep that in mind. I could easily have the identification totally wrong. Also, since bugs aren’t […]
Black and Yellow Garden Spider
Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee wet the area this morning. Combine that with a vet appointment for the new English Springer Spaniel puppy and I didn’t get a chance to get out for a paddle […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]