It seems that, each week, I share photos from a trip to the Outer Banks. And this week is no different. These are from a couple of recent trips, and if we’re friends on Facebook, you may have already seen one or two of them.
On one of our trips, the sun was just beginning to break through the heavy clouds of the early morning. It made for some interesting scenery. This is the fence at the southernmost portion of the 4-wheel drive beach. It prevents the wild horses from straying from their area. There’s also a cattle-guard across the highway for the same purpose.
Clouds, sea oats and a fence.
It appears this cattle egret has a secret for his horse friend. Pssst…..
Waves and tree stumps.
As I’ve shared many times, although we love seeing the wild horses ANYWHERE, it’s always a special treat to see them by the ocean.
And near the dunes.
But, as we were beginning our return trip off the 4-wheel drive area, we spotted pelicans on the shore, and had to stop for pictures. (Thankful for a zoom lens.)
I shared this next one on my Facebook page and had comments from friends comparing this to a pastor with his congregation or a policeman directing traffic. One friend commented that it appeared the gull was attempting to shoo away the pelican.
No matter the weather, no matter the condition of the sand or the ocean, no matter how many horses we see or their location, we always enjoy our beach trips.
No surprise there.
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