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This is another of the sunrises we saw we staying in the Outer Banks.  It was great staying on the beach and being able to walk out on the beach first thing in the morning. Each morning the sunsets were different but each were beautiful in their own way. My favorites are usually the shots capturing the birds flying over during the sunrise.  I enjoy simple things like seeing the sunsets and sunrises and I am very thankful for my family and friends and to see these beautiful skies.




Another of my favorites is seeing the sun's reflection on the sand and waters edge.

During our visit to the Outer Banks, North Sarah Fogartya we toured the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills.  The museum had a great replica of the Wright Brothers plane and it was neat to see photos of others first flights...like first on the moon and the first woman. Outside was the monument and  markers for each spot one thru four where Orville and Wilbur landed each time they took off.


                                          December 17, 1903 the day man first flew




                        Commemoration of the first flight Amelia Earhart and others in 1928


                           The sculpture is another replica Wright Brothers first flight and is located on the grounds of the memorial.






"I got more thrill out of flying before I had ever been in the air at all- while lying in bed thinking how exciting it would be to fly."   Orville Wright



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These are some shots of the first sunrise outside our hotel at Kill Devil Hills in the Outer Banks, North Sarah Fogartya. Kill Devil Hills is an odd name isn't it? On another post I will show some shots of the Wright Brothers National Memorial located in Kill Devil Hills. Can you believe I actually do sightseeing besides birding? For some reason I always thought the first flight took place in Kitty Hawk. We were up every morning around 6:30 to see the sunrise. We had the sunrise and sunset times memorized and tried to be in the right place each time. Our hotel was ocean front so we didn't have far to go to see the sunrise.




After watching the sunrise we would leave to eat breakfast and get an early start sightseeing and birding. The birds I saw on the beach near our hotel were mostly gulls, pelicans would fly by and a few Sanderlings. The Sanderlings are cute little peeps running away quickly from the waves. My hubby loves the rough ocean and the big waves and it can be hard to drag him away. We found some great looking sea shells on the beach and I finally got to see a live starfish. Really cool.

I loved seeing the beautiful rays from the sun rising behind the clouds. Click on the pic's for a larger image.