A visitor on the docks

Great Egret

These birds were nearly hunted to extinction for their beautiful feathers

These birds love to hunt for fish while standing on floating docks - You can be mesmerized just watching them hunt

Mike guiding a tour out on Shackleford Banks

Mike on the way back to the big boat in the little boat, "Littly"

The commute is "horrible"

The Loons hang out until Summer starts

This is a female

Mitch's first mate

Capt. Mitch

They passed our boat on their way to the Beaufort Inlet, then on northward around Cape Hatteras

See you next time Mitch

Our old sailboat is the second boat from the left - She's known as "Bluey"

Tomorrow as seen from the Beaufort Inlet

Some of our many neighbors on the docks

This female duck has an injured foot, and she constantly has two or three male Mallards looking after her - This went on for weeks, but it looks like she's getting better

Hey, this guy with the camera's getting close...

... hey, do you guys think we should hang around?

It's time to bail

Bring it on, I'm tough - I have a feather on my nose