KJHburg Posted August 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 this heron was just sitting on this floating palmetto log in a lagoon as it floated around. The log floated further away 15 minutes after I took these shots. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMann Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Heron surfing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted August 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Or heron log rolling. Usually that palmetto log stays put but he was moving just enough to cause it to float around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted August 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) Gators, big birds (egrets and herons) , butterflies, marsh tacky horses and cats oh my all on the island of Hilton Head. and butterflies are not as easy shot to get let me tell you. Cat at the hostess stand outside at one of my favorite Captain Woodys. Edited August 28, 2019 by KJHburg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted September 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 Live starfish are often seen on the beach at Hilton Head island as they get caught in the large tidal change. Best thing to do is gently toss them back in the sea as they will literally bake on the beach with no water. and a egret too. photos yesterday. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 gone coastal for a few days. Baby gator in lagoon at my resort. Birds in the salt marsh. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasons0013 Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Crappy pic but it from a neighborhood Facebook group near Midland. Seems to be making the rounds as it has been spotted in Locust, and upper Union County.Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted September 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 also a black bear was seen in eastern Mecklenburg county in the Bradfield Farms neighborhood by Harrisburg Rd and I-485. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted September 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Marsh and shore birds like these ibises in a dead tree in the marsh or a gull along the beach. Plus your daily gator shot. Live from HHI 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted September 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 this gator and birds spotted at Jarvis Creek Park on HHI. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted October 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) ^^ New dog on patrol at the CLT Airport Edited October 3, 2019 by KJHburg 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KJHburg Posted October 6, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Elk today outside of Cherokee just inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Notice the young calf sitting in the tall grass. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KJHburg Posted October 8, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 our comfort dogs at the CLT airport is such a great program for the stressed out travelers and leaves a great impression of Charlotte and NC, from the twitter. this program above is called the CLT Canine Crew 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videtur quam contuor Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Who's a good boy? KJ's a good boy, yes he is. Ooooh, yes he is, such a good boy. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) saw some elk in the normal pasture last night in the National Park but then went beyond them and turned around and found some in work area of the park. Truly magnificent creatures but quickly turned around. all around Cherokee. plus a wild turkey at Fontana Dam. Edited October 8, 2019 by KJHburg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KJHburg Posted October 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 Okay these bison were in Caprock Canyon State Park in west Texas however historically bison did roam the Carolinas! They are beautiful creatures and they do love to graze. https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/ncm/index.php/2016/07/07/bison-in-north-carolina/comment-page-1/ some history above of bison in NC. these are part of the state of Texas herd and I got up close and personal with them in my rental car! and if you look carefully they were some bison love going on! No skyscrapers out here at least until I get back to Dallas Fort Worth 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post QCxpat Posted October 20, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, KJHburg said: Okay these bison were in Caprock Canyon State Park in west Texas however historically bison did roam the Carolinas! They are beautiful creatures and they do love to graze. https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/ncm/index.php/2016/07/07/bison-in-north-carolina/comment-page-1/ some history above of bison in NC. these are part of the state of Texas herd and I got up close and personal with them in my rental car! and if you look carefully they were some bison love going on! No skyscrapers out here at least until I get back to Dallas Fort Worth You can see their Tar Heel cousins - Bison - at the North Carolina State Zoo just south of Asheboro in Randolph County. The NC Zoo has a short grass prairie with a herd of Bison and Elk that can be viewed from 4 overlooks. The North Carolina Zoo is located on 2,600 wooded acres centrally located in the heart of North Carolina, just south of Asheboro. With 500 developed acres, it is the world's largest natural habitat zoo and one of two state-supported zoos. Address: 4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro, NC 27205 Hours: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. - 7 days a week Link: https://www.nczoo.org/wildlife/animals/american-bison Edited October 20, 2019 by QCxpat Add link 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted November 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 No high rises on Hilton Head to speak of so I return to nature photography. Gator cruising a pond at Jarvis Creek. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Anhinga at a park and one at my resort. They are excellent underwater swimmers however their feathers are not waterproof so they have to dry their feathers out before flying again. They stand in the sun like the 2nd photo and dry off. Birds of the Carolinas. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 KJ's Coastal Bird lesson of the day: 1. blue heron 2. my ship has come in LOL 3. ibises and egrets looking for a lunch 4. egret 5. Ibises 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted December 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 from the 150,000 acre plus Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in Dare County. These white black beak Tundra Swans live in the Arctic in the summer and they winter right here in eastern NC and Dare County specifically. Alligator River NWR and the surrounding areas is the largest concentration of black bears in the eastern USA. No bear spotted unfortunately you have to be out there at dawn or sunset. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/t/tundra-swan/ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted December 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 More Tundra Swans and they migrate to the OBX and surrounding areas in eastern NC from upper Hudson Bay in Canada and some above the Arctic Circle. Today in Duck and from the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education in Corolla. 3rd photo shows where they have tagged and tracked migrating Tundra Swans. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 the goats of Somerset Place State Historical Site near Phelps Lake in far eastern NC. the park was closed but you could walk the grounds and the goats I think were surprised to see someone. https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/somerset-place 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videtur quam contuor Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 Somerset Place is a WONDERFUL historic location. I learned a great deal at my visit. Extraordinarily preserved, in the sense of Drayton Hall near Charleston, though not as old. Untouched for decades. And the stories of the enslaved are rich. The surrounding area is historic in its own right as that corner of NC has changed but little over the years. Drive around with one's eyes open and experience our North Carolina. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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