Comments on: A Day At Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

By: Ida Shifts Pea Island a Bit : Moose Droppings

Ida Shifts Pea Island a Bit : Moose Droppings — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:27 +0000

[...] Pea Island is one of those gem of a places I’ve stumbled upon with my camera in tote so I was surprised when I saw the above photo. Ida rolled through here about two weeks ago and the pounding the coast took here in North Carolina was massive. As is evident after any major storm, the profile of Pea Island has shifted. But, the refuge still looks and acts exactly like what it is – a simple, overwash-dominated barrier island. Refuge Biologist Dennis Stewart explained, “On this refuge, storms redistribute the sand. If the sand were left where the storms deposited it, the island would continue to migrate to the southwest, and the elevation would build as a result of the overwash. These barrier islands have been doing this for thousands of years.” [...]

By: Pea Island Photo Blind : Moose Droppings

Pea Island Photo Blind : Moose Droppings — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:26:14 +0000

[...] Island National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. In an earlier post I shared some of the photos I took while hiking around the island with my camera in tote. Saturday Morning was very foggy, do I [...]

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:06:49 +0000

Sounds like a nice place even though the rain showed up. Then again the outdoors is nice no matter where you are or what mother nature is tossing at you.

By: Snow Geese : Moose’s Wild America

Snow Geese : Moose’s Wild America — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:26:31 +0000

[...] I’ll be featuring some of the photos I took while there. Most of my photos were shot at Pea Island and I have a bit more info about that over at Moose Droppings. Snow Geese was high on my list of what I really wanted to photograph so I was greatful for the help [...]