Roads End Naturalist

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

Tag: mattamuskeet national wildlife refuge

  • 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

  • Trip Report, Part 1: Pocosin Lakes-Mattamuskeet

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    I am in the middle of leading two  trips to my favorite places in NC – Pocosin Lakes and Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuges. This is a brief visual report on the first. Last week, I had four great folks from the Raleigh area join me for a wildlife viewing trip. We started at Pocosin Lakes Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • A Foggy Start

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    After the incredible experience with the Snowy Owl at Hatteras last week, I waited in line for an hour and a half for the emergency ferry to get off the island. Bright and early the next day, I headed to Lake Mattamuskeet, always an incredible place to experience the first light of a new day. Read more…

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    Mike Dunn