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August 08, 2024 - It's that time of year on the Carolina coast -- Hurricane season. It's a time of year when those of us who live on the c...

July 25, 2024 - I've had a fondness for Least Terns for as long as I can remember; before I knew there name if you really want to know....

July 19, 2024 - I've been photographing Blacks Skimmers lately. They nest on the south end of my home beach. Other than the difficulty i...

June 27, 2024 - Skimmers are fun seabirds to photograph and I am fortunate to have a colony of skimmers near my home. Morning and evenin...

March 19, 2024 - Spring has arrived in coastal North Carolina. Trees are in full bloom, patches of Carolina Jessamine exude their a beaut...

January 13, 2024 - Tundra Swans migrate and usually spend the winter in family groups. This trio, a youngster and two adults, are making th...

December 26, 2023 - We are fortunate in North Carolina to have 11 National Wildlife Refuges. They are great any time of the year and the wil...

December 15, 2023 - My first trip of the winter to Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge did not disappoint. It never does. It was a bluebi...

December 13, 2023 - Vultures, both turkey and black, are a common sight year round in North Carolina. They're usually seen soaring, standing...

December 11, 2023 - The NC Wildlife Resources Commission estimates the state population of black bear at 17,000 concentrated in the eastern...

December 10, 2023 - It rained on and off all morning. The wind increased steadily as the temperature fell. There were no opportunities for p...

May 18, 2023 - Least Sandpipers are the smallest of the sandpipers, measuring about 5.5 inches and weighing about 1 oz. They spend the...

February 02, 2023 - On this day the geese started to arrive about an hour before sunset. Dozens at first, then hundreds, and several thousan...

March 27, 2016 - Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern North Carolina is a wonderful place for birds and photographe...