OBX - Part 2: Wildlife

The great thing about the Outer Banks is that no matter when you go it is teeming with wildlife! Tons of birds of all sort abound. Above is a Ruddy Turnstone. They were very much like the sanderlings running towards the waves when they receded and away from them when they returned. They had great markings.

Below is on of the bagillion little crabs that would peek out as the tide came in. At night these guys were everywhere.

One day we took a jaunt over to Pea Island and did a quick hike into the wetlands on the back side of the islands. Even though it was super hot and the may flies were out in force it was still a great location with a good amount of birds. Below is a pair of White Ibis' that were wading through the water feeding.

Seemingly covering the super shallow areas were these little sandpipers.

Rounding out the wildlife portion is another shot of the Ruddy Turnstone staring out into the water as sunset.

Come back next week for some of the great sunrise and landscape shots I got! Just to wet your apatite a bit, below you will find a show just before sunrise!

OBX - Part 1: Pelicans Abound

Ahhhhh, the Outer Banks. As most of you know I got married 2 weeks ago and my beautiful wife and I honeymooned in the Outer Banks of NC. The house we had was on the beach and it was just awesome! Of course I had my camera with me and I was shooting away. This means that the blog post hiatus is over as proved by this post!

This post is dedicated to the pelicans of the OBX. They were everywhere! I have never seen so many in my life. One group we counted was over 40 strong, all flying in formation. Very very impressive.

The shot above was at sunrise from our deck. It is one of my favorite shots that I took all week!

This next one was also at sunrise.

With all the pelicans flying about I stared thinking of unique perspectives. I was laying back in my chair and looked straight up as a group flew over and was struck by the site. In these next couple I tried to catch that feeling.

We loved to watch them skim the waves. Very graceful fliers.

Come back soon for more shots from the OBX including some sunrise panoramas and more wildlife!