Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road

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  • Day-tripping

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    I just take it one day at a time, and it always leads you to the right place. ~ Kyle Massey My two recent trips to Pungo were two day trips, leaving home before dawn and leaving the refuge after sunset. While not the ideal way to do this, even a day trip can yield Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • How Many Birds?

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    Now Bird-Lore proposes a new kind of Christmas side hunt, in the form of a Christmas bird-census. We hope that all our readers who have the opportunity will aid us in making it a success by spending a portion of Christmas Day with the birds and sending a report of their ‘hunt’ to Bird-Lore before Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • Bitternsweet Memories

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    Life wants you to have gratitude for the gift of living.  Treasure every second. ~ Bryant McGill The season is about over. It is hard to believe I just finished what is probably my last tour for this winter season at Mattamuskeet and Pocosin Lakes. But, if it is to be the last, at least Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • Grass with Eyes

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    He prefers solitude, and leads the eccentric life of a recluse, “forgetting the world, and by the world forgot.” To see him at his ordinary occupation, one might fancy him shouldering some heavy responsibility, oppressed with a secret, or laboring in the solution of a problem of vital consequence. He stands motionless, with his head Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • Trip Report Part 2: Mattamuskeet and Pocosin Lakes

    I just returned from the second recent guided trip to these incredible wildlife refuges. My client was particularly interested in bird photography, so that was high on the agenda. But he made a point of saying he was open to anything, since he was fully aware of the vagaries of wildlife photography – sometimes wildlife Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • A Spring trip to Pungo

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    This weekend I decided to get back to my favorite North Carolina wildlife area – Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. When I first started going there back in the early 80’s, it was known as Pungo National Wildlife Refuge and it was centered on Pungo Lake, an important wintering area for waterfowl. In the early Read more…

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    Mike Dunn