"Grandson Time"

"At the Zoo"

My grandson Isaac is just a couple of weeks from turning two and he is a bundle of joy and love.

Yesterday we took a drive up to Virginia and visited the Norfolk Zoo, what a nice zoo it was full of things to do and animals to see. They also had a train ride which is his favorite thing of all, here is a photo of Isaac, me and one of the giraffe's as we were making our way around the sites.

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"Pelican Portrait"

"Brown Pelican Portrait"

Yesterday I had a meeting with a client who is purchasing a number of my prints. One of which is this portrait shot of a brown pelican I shot last summer on the beach. After resizing the original print to 24 x 24 I couldn't resist to play around with this one again. A few months back I started to take some of my images and grunge or dirty them up a bit, some images work out and some don't but the effect is quite cool when it does.

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Dedication Day

"Jennette's Pier & the US Army Golden Knights"

25 million $$$$$$$ and a few extra bucks to pay for the dedication ceremonies of the new Jennette's Pier in Nags Head hosted quiet a few folks this morning as the Golden Knights started off the event. After a few words from the governor and other elected officials the pier was opened for a free day for all to enjoy fishing or walking the 1,000 foot pier. If you haven't been go check it out.

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"Osprey Glowing"

"Osprey Glowing"

If your living or visiting the Outer Banks you have most likely seen this raptor. Their nest mostly man made are numerous along are waterways, bridges, and canals. They are very skilled at fishing for their main diet. Now they are also an arch enemy of the bald eagle so keep your eyes out for these two birds of prey fighting it out under the Carolina blue skies.

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"Lost but not Forgotten"

"Eaglet"

Wow, it's been some time since updating this blog. For the last week I've been involved with this eaglet in it's pursuit of survival. A week ago today it jumped or fell from it's nest landing straight down on the lower limb of it's nesting tree. I watched it for two and a half days crying out each time one of the parents return to feed them. As far as I could tell it was not being feed while on that lower limb. I 'm not sure what happen next but when I returned it was gone. I searched for two days thru the swamp muck and grasses as well as in the woods but no sign. Then yesterday he showed up on the bridge. Here he stands over his second squirrel we hand feed him. Later he headed into the woods in pursuit of one of his parents that was sitting on another tree watching us very intently. I have not seen him since. Hope he survives this ordeal until he's ready for flying which by my calculations should be within a week or two. This area has fox and bobcats so he's not off the hook by any means. Good luck eaglet I hope nature deals you a favorable card.