Here are some photos from Pokeberries, also known as Pokeweed… if in the back of your head those lyrics are running “Poke Salad Annie, a Gator got your Granny,” you’re on the right track. What […]
Category Archives: Natural History in the Carolinas
Napping Least Sandpipers
During a recent visit to bird shoal I found several Least Sandpipers napping in shallow water. An almost windless day, their reflection was nearly perfect in the smooth, flat water. Conventional wisdom dictates that the […]
American Tree Frog
Some years it seems like there are hundreds of these little guys in and around my yard. Other years they’re almost rare. So far this hasn’t been a banner year for these cute little frogs […]
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 […]
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 […]
Black Eyed Susans
Sometimes you don’t have to explore too far or work too hard to find nature’s wonder. The Black Eyed Susans pictured below are a great example. I found these flowers along the side of a […]
Smokey Morning Adds Ambiance to Wild Horse Images
When the winds blow out of the southwest smoke from the Pender County forest fires covers the Crystal Coast. Early in the morning it can mix with fog and result in quite a thick cover. […]
Green Heron
Green Herons are an interesting bird. Or at least I think they are. I suspect that most people think of a tall bird on long, towering legs when they hear the term “heron.” The Greenie, […]
Wild Horse Fight Video
While photogrpahing the horses of the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve this morning I’d mounted a small video camera on top of my DSLR still camera. I certainly don’t claim to be a videographer but I […]