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 […]
Tag Archives: Crystal Coast
Oyster Catchers Again
It seems to me that the American Oyster Catchers are a bit more approachable in the autumn than during the spring and summer seasons. Nothing scientific there, just a gut feeling. My instincts could be […]
A Nice Endorsement on “The Casual Kayaker”
Fred Hurteau recently paid a visit to the Crystal Coast with the goal of photographing our wild mustangs in mind. I had the pleasure of spending Saturday evening showing Fred a section of the Neusiok […]
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 […]
Up Close With the Wild Horses
I was out on the flats at the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve this morning, as were the wild horses. The wind picked up and kept blowing me in a bit closer to the horses than […]
Island Creek Wild Flower
This is from a Friday morning hike in the Croatan Forest. The USFS claims a 1/2 mile forest walk at this location, the Island Creek Forest Walk… “locals” have blazed and mapped a very large […]
Fungus Among Us (I Know… an Old Pun)
I took a little hike along a section of the Neusiok Trail the other morning… specifically the section from NC 306 and heading towards the Pine Cliff Recreation Area. I turned just a little before […]
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 […]
Short Billed Dowitchers
It’s much easiser to approach shore birds from the water than from on land. They’re much more tolerant of a man in a kayak than one on foot. Wednesday morning’s exceptionally high-tide allowed me to […]