The Black Skimmer is another shorebird I’m simply fascinated with. Like the Oyster Catcher they have a similar black and white coloring with bright orange bills. I find it especially interesting to watch them skim […]
Category Archives: Wildlife Photography
Wild Horses on Bird Shoal
The sun was low, sunrise having only been a short time earlier as I paddled towards Bird Shoal. As the little strip of sand started to come into view I could make out the silhouettes […]
American Oyster Catchers on Taylor’s Creek
Two mornings in a row I’ve encountered a couple of Oyster Cathers on an oyster bank at the entrance to Deep Creek. At least one of the birds was differnet from one day to the […]
A Mixed Bag of Shore Birds
Here’s a mixed bag of shorebirds taken along Bird Shoal: Osprey… aka Sea Hawk or Sea Eagle… Black Skimmer, Willet. The Osprey is a migratory bird in the Carolinas. They will soon be heading south […]
Shackleford Banks Wild Mustangs
I made a trip over to Shackleford Banks yesterday morning to photograph a few of the wild mustangs. A quick thanks to Calico Jack’s ferry service for the ride over and back. Here’s a few […]
Yellow Crowned Night Heron Juveniles
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 […]
Wild Mustang Tender Moments in Black & White
Not surprisingly to folks that know me, I went paddling at the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve this morning. High-tide was early and I had hopes of finding some horses feeding on the flats… but they […]
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 […]
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. […]
High-key Black & White of a Wild Horse
I was paddling the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve this morning and I see this horse standing alone, several hundreds of yards from the rest of the mustangs. I’m not sure what it was doing there… […]