Monday, November 15, 2010

Outer Banks Pelicans

Hubby and I arrived home yesterday after spending three and half days in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. My first time there and I loved it, the waves were wild and rough but the skies were a pretty blue. The road (route 12) was closed earlier due to high water in many places. Once they opened the road we were able to drive all the way down to Cape Hatteras.
We saw a lot of brown pelicans and I loved watching the pelicans as they flew all around us. Pea Island is a great place for birding. 
 














I am linking up with Sally's Blue Monday and That's My World.

My thanks to Sally for hosting Blue Monday and to the hosting group of That's My World.
Also, thanks for stopping by to see my post.

28 comments:

SmilingSally said...

So nice to see one not covered in BP oil.

Happy Blue Monday, Eileen.

Kim, USA said...

Very lovely and interesting capture Eileen. Thanks for sharing!
Blue Monday

Kerri Farley said...

Oh I LOVE Cape Hatteras. We spent two summer vacations in Buxton. No crowds - just sun and sand.

Pelicans are one of my fave birds ... I don't get to see them often enough!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pictures,I would love to visit the outer banks.
-Jo
-LazyonLoblolly

giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•. said...

Grandi belle immagine :)
Myriam

Marie said...

The really are marvellous birds. Lovely post.

My name is Riet said...

Wow Eileen, beautiful pictures. Those flying pelicans, great shots

Sylvia K said...

What marvelous captures! And I love your blue skies!! Such beautiful birds! Really great post for the day, Eileen! Hope you have a wonderful week!

Sylvia

Diane AZ said...

The brown pelican looks like a large bird and that beak is very impressive. I like the sky and landscape at Outer Banks, very pretty!

LifeRamblings said...

looks like a wonderful place to stroll around. love the shots of birds in flight.

Mel_Cole said...

Beautiful creatures! Wish I could see one someday.

Hope to see you in my Blue Monday post here

rainfield61 said...

So nice to travel along with birds. You are as free as them.

Donnie said...

Love your blue photos. The ocean and sky are bright colors of blue. Happy Blue Monday.

Rajesh said...

Fantastic captures. Very nice place to see the pelicans.

Carver said...

You got some great shots of the pelicans.

SquirrelQueen said...

It has been many years since I last visited The Outer Banks, it is even more beautiful than I remember. Great shots of the pelicans Eileen.

Kathie Brown said...

Beautiful shots! I need to go there too! I love brown pelicans!

Al said...

Beautiful shots. I plan to visit there in the next few years, although it does look windswept and chilly here.

Arija said...

Your pelicans are so different from ours. Ours have black and white plumage and yellow and bl=ue markings on their bills.

A soothing post.

Chris Petrak said...

Gorgeous spot, and good photos of the pelicans

Kay L. Davies said...

Beautiful pelicans, Eileen. And what a beautiful spot, too. Thanks for sharing it with us.
-- K

Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

Anonymous said...

What wonderful shots! And that photo in your header is just stunning!

Ebie said...

Your bird photos are great Eileen. Me and you have "itchy" feet to get shots of nature!

Joe Todd said...

Looks like a great time to be visiting the Outer Banks. I'll get there one of these days LOL

Terry said...

Howdy
Thank you so much for sharing your amazing photos with us ,I am a little late in my Blue Monday visits but I am so glad I made it !
Have a wonderful rest of the week .
Until next time
Happy Trails

Anonymous said...

Bob and I spent a week in the outer banks a few years ago. I would love to go back one day. I loved watching the pelicans too.

Unknown said...

i love all the photos here. Perfect shots.

Thanks for the visit and comment Eileen.

Have a great day.

ellen b. said...

Your photos are so wonderful Eileen. Love the pelicans in flight.

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