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Thursday, February 2, 2017 | February Comes in Like a Lamb | Wednesday February 1, 2017 was a great day to be alive and well, especially if you happened to be on the Outer Banks at the time. With a high temperature in the upper 70's and nothing but sunshine all day long it was hard to find anything to complain about. Uncle Jack and Mrs. U.J. have been putting off a visit to the Pea Island Bird Sanctuary until conditions were conducive and yesterday they were. They drove down to the headquarters building in the morning, observing the progress of the new Oregon Inlet bridge on the way, and strolled out on the pathway along the north pond. Unlike on previous visits the pond was loaded with swans and ducks who seemed to be enjoying the weather as much as they were. After a pleasant hour of bird-watching from a comfortable bench at the edge of the pond they returned to South Nags Head, packed a lunch and headed for the beach to check out the local fauna. In the course of the next two hours they were treated to the antics of a pod of dolphins feeding about 50 yards offshore, the southbound flight of numerous flocks of white birds which appeared to be seagulls of some kind---hundreds of them, several diving ducks at work in the surf right in front of them, a passing trawler, two large seagulls who took position a few feet away---no doubt hoping for a handout, and numerous dogs of all shapes and sizes enjoying unleashed freedom as their owners strolled down the beach, leashes in hand. Uncle Jack has always thought winter was the best time to be on the Outer Banks and yesterday did nothing to change his mind. He is happy to report that he and Mrs. Uncle Jack have gotten their ducks in a row, so to speak, and will be spending most of the winter here for the first time in several years. |
 click for larger image | This group of swans was in constant motion during our stay, as were the small ducks in the foreground. |
| |  click for larger image | This little trawler scared the dolphins away. Luckily it was not dragging its nets as it passed by. |
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 |  click picture for more | After retiring in 2005 after 35 years as owner/operator of Yellowhouse Gallery and Annex on the Beach Road in Nags Head, Uncle Jack, accompanied by Mrs. Uncle Jack (a.k.a. Susan), commenced to travel extensively. This blog is a chronicle of their ramblings around the U.S. (in their redoubtable Mini Cooper convertible) as well as visits to England, Ireland, France, Italy, and Malta, interspersed with lengthy stays in South Nags Head and Baltimore between trips. He took a lot of pictures along the way, many of which are posted along with each blog entry. |
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