Autumn is a wonderful time to explore the marshes and estuaries of coastal North Carolina. With a combintion of year round residents, magratory species passing through, and those that spend their winters here, there’s a […]
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Night Herons
Night Herons tend to be the most shy, secretive members of the heron & egret family. Getting photos of them out in the open is rare and the opportunity is highly sought after by many […]
Forster’s Terns (I Think)
If I’m not mistaken these are Forster’s Terns in winter plumage. I found these little guys while kayaking at low-tide near Beaufort, NC. Low-tide is a busy time in estuaries as a lot of the […]
Not the Usual Thanksgiving Bird
First, Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! It seemed appropriate to do a bird post today. Afterall, many families will be sitting down to a turkey diner today. A celebration of family, friends and country, Thanksgiving is one […]
Dunlins
Dunlins are one of the most common sandpiper like birds found in the Carolina estuaries. These small birds with longish, drooping bills scurry about on mud flats and through oyster beds looking for a quick […]
Great Egrets
It’s not at all an unusual sight around the coast of North Carolina. You gaze out over a salt marsh, paddle a slow moving black water stream, or see them along the roadside near a […]
Brown Pelicans
Pelicans. They’re not exactly pretty. If you ever seen one dive into the water you’d never say that they’re graceful. Yet there’s something about them that many of us find attractive. With the arrival of […]
Snowy Egret
There are two white egrets that are commonly seen along the Carolina coast, the Great Egret and the Snowy Egret. Of the two the Snowy is the smaller. Immature Little Blue Herons are frequently mistaken […]
Sandwich Terns
The Sandwich Tern has a black bill with a yellow/orange tip. It has short black legs with gray upper wings. It has a small, shaggy crest on the back of its head. I found several […]
Willets on a Chilly Morning
It was one of those mornings that makes me question my sanity. Up before the first hint of light in the eastern sky… nothing too crazy there. Step out the door to excercise the puppy […]