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I was lucky enough to be able to have a great wintertime beach trip to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. This is my collection of some of the sights/sounds I was able to capture during the week-long stay.

There were several inspirations for visiting, one of which a birding tour, courtesy of Sally Siko, creator of Best Life Birding. The birding tour was a great opportunity to spend time with fellow birders and of course, see some amazing birds. The album below features some of the pictures taken during the birding tour.

Sights

Sounds

The first recording is from an hour or so of a recording of waves crashing against the beach. Only disclaimer here is there is a road between the ocean and the microphone, so there is a bit of street noise.

Night Beach, Kitty Hawk, NC, using Zoom H1n

Recorded at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is a great place to see plenty of migratory birds vacationing. The recording below is from my second visit, taken early in the morning. You’ll mostly hear waterfowl (like swans, geese, other ducks), some usual suspects (wrens, cardinals, etc.), and water crashing against the nearby shore.

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Birds, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, using Zoom H2n.

Moonrise

This is a short timelapse of a moonrise over the Atlantic Ocean

Moonrise

Credit & Equipment

Photos, audio and video: Anthony Walker

Photos: R. Bumsted (credit given in each photo’s copyright watermark)

General inspiration for this outing, and being a great birding host: Sally Siko. See more of her work at https://birdwatchingnc.com/. Thanks again Sally!

Visual Equipment: Nikon Coolpix P1000

Audio Equipment: Zoom H1n, Zoom H2n, Zoom H4n (using built in microphones)