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Tuesday, December 14, 2022

Emma Colley's Random Travels

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

Our last day in Ocean City, we watched the sunrise on the beach in front of our hotel.

Me and my shadow, hubby 😊😊

Last look at the sunrise, we are checking out and heading to Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware and then home.

We had to stop at the Indian River Inlet for a look at the winter ducks, we saw one Long-tailed Duck along with some Bufflehead ducks and lots of gulls and Common Loon.

A group of Bufflehead ducks at the Indian River Inlet.

One drive around Bombay Hook NWR wildlife drive, we saw deer, lots of Geese, Bald Eagles, Mute Swans, various ducks and Egrets.

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Emma Colley's Random Travels

A short getaway, with visits at Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware's Indian River Inlet and Ocean City Md.

Bombay Hook NWR, distant view of adult and juvenile Bald Eagles in the trees and American Avocets

American Avocets

Sandhill Crane seen at Bombay Hook NWR

Long-tailed duck seen at the Indian River Inlet

Surfers at the Indian River Inlet Beach Park

Buffleheads seen at the Indian River Inlet

Long-tailed Ducks at Indian River

Ocean City sunset

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Emma Colley's Random Travels

After spending the night in Cambridge Maryland, we drove a loop home with a stop at the Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge in Delaware.

Birdwatching is one of my favorite hobbies, Bombay Hook NWR is a great place for seeing different bird species. Below are the Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Glossy Ibis and the American Avocets.

Another look at the American Avocets.

Below are shorebirds, one is the Dowitcher.

It is rare to see a Clapper Rail out in the open, on this day we saw two young Clapper Rails.

The Clapper Rail running across the mud toward a Great Blue Heron.

A few Mute Swans with the Egrets.

The Mute Swans

A Black-necked Stilt.

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Friday, May 24, 2013

Delaware shore scenes

I am linking up with Linses Cotton's Scenic Weekend

It is Memorial Day weekend, I want to say thank you to our Veterans and our soldiers who risk their lives for us to be safe. Have a happy holiday weekend!

These are some scenes from our visit to the Delaware shore last weekend. You can click on the images for larger viewing.

Slaughter Beach, Delaware

Prime Hook NWR, Delaware

A pretty Pink lady Slipper, a rare sighting for us. This spot along the trail had a lot of blooms.

A view of the Prime Hook wetlands.

Dover, Delaware is home to the AFB and sadly known as the largest military mortuary. Those soldiers killed overseas are brought to Dover before being transferred to family. If you like old military airplanes there is also a Air Mobility Command museum for the public to enjoy.

It was a great weekend getaway. We visited various beaches and wildlife refuges on the Delaware coast.

I hope you enjoyed my scenic weekend. I wish everyone a safe and happy weekend.

Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate your comments. Thanks for stopping by to see my post and thanks to Linses Cotton for hosting Scenic Weekends.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The Inlet

I am linking up my post with Tricia's Watery Wednesday.

These are some more recent shots from this past weekend to Ocean City and the Indian River inlet near Dewey Delaware.

I was surprised at how many surfers were at the inlet. It must be a popular spot for surfing.

Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate the comments. Have a great Wednesday!

Thank you to Tricia for hosting Watery Wednesday. Click on my side link to visit and join in
on the Watery Wednesday fun.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Cape Henlopen and Lewes Beach, Delaware

On Dec 22-23rd hubby and I took a quickie trip to the Delaware Shore. We had been having some nice weather and we thought an overnight at the beach would be a great early Christmas celebration.

Whitetail deer seen across the street from the Cape Henlopen's nature center.

Our first stop on the 22nd was at the Cape Henlopen State Park, it is a great place for birding and has a beautiful beach. The Fort Miles is also part of the park and you can visit the old fort and lookout towers.

This is the beach on the Delaware Bay side of the point at Cape Henlopen Park. We walked the loop trail along the beach on the bayside to the point and around the point to the Atlantic beach and then to the trail back to the parking lot. Except for a few people fishing and a couple of horseback riders we had the beach to ourselves.

After leaving the Cape Henlopen Park we continued along the Rt 1 Hwy toward the beaches. We did not make reservations but at this time of year and all the hotels along the beaches we did not think we would have a problem finding a room for the night. The Best Western was located right on the Coastal Hwy and we were always happy with the Best Western hotels in other places we visited. I have to mention the Best Western had a great price and a nice room for our night stay.

Above is the beach at Lewes, Delaware just a short walk from our Best Western hotel.

From our room which had a nice view of the bayside, just off of the coastal highway. We had a delicious dinner at a local Lewes restaurant called The Port. Very good food, the cream of crab soup was delicious.

Just down the Coastal Hwy is the Indian River Inlet it is very popular spot for fishing and a favorite spot for birders. We were able to park and take a walk along the Indian River to where it meets the Atlantic Ocean.

To see more beautiful and scenic shot click on my link Scenic Sunday. I hope you enjoyed my post on the Delaware beaches. Thanks to the Holleys for hosting Scenic Sunday and thanks for stopping by to see my post. I hope everyone has a safe and happy weekend.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

SWF>>>>Sunrise on the road

These are some shots I took of last Saturday's sunrise while my hubby was driving. We were on the way to Barnegat Lighthouse State Park in New Jersey. LOL, it is not very easy to take clear photos while the car is moving 65 miles an hour. Oh, and I almost forgot my left hand is still in a splint. So I was trying to take these shots one handed with the car moving. They might not be the sharpest shots but I just love the colors.

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The photo below looks like a scene from Hitchcock's movie The Bird's. LOL, I know its awful but I think it is funny.

There was no way this one would come out clear, between the car moving and the birds moving it just wasn't possible.

To see more beautiful skies from around the world, check out Skywatch Friday. Thanks to the hosts: Sylvia, Wren, Sandy, Fishing Guy and Klaus. Thank you for stopping by my skywatch and I hope you have a great weekend.