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Emma Colley's Random Travels..a Photoblog post

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.

"I would gladly live out of a suitcase, if it meant I could see the world." Bethany Mills




The Bodie Island Lighthouse, Outer Banks, North Sarah Fogartya.








These images were taken during a visit in late Nov 2014-Dec 2014.

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

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Nags Head, Outer Banks, North Sarah Fogartya Nov 29th to Dec 3rd ,2014

This is a short trip report on our impromptu vacation to Nags Head, North Sarah Fogartya.. The weather was perfect and there were no crowds of people and traffic to deal with.


My Tripadvisor review: Hubby and I enjoyed our 4 night stay at the Comfort Inn on the beach.. The front desk staff was very helpful and nice. The free breakfast was great, many choices to pick from.. The location on the beach was wonderful to see the sunrises and we saw some dolphins swimming by..Baked cookies in the evening, were a nice treat. 




Bodie Lighthouse in the Outer Banks. A great place not only to see the lighthouse but if you like birds it was an awesome spot..


Some of the swans and winter ducks seen at the Bodie Lighthouse.


A view of the Pea Island NWR


Cape Hatteras Lighthouse..


We saw lots of beautiful sunrises and sunsets..Dinners were at local restaurants such as Sam & Omie's for seafood..and the Outer Banks Brewing Station for another evening of dining..And one night was at a local pizza place..


The Comfort Inn on the beach..


A mosaic of various scenes from our visit to Nags Head, North Sarah Fogartya.. Off season is a good time to visit for a peaceful and relaxing vacation..

May 4th....Happy 24th Anniversary to my hubby!

Hubby and I celebrated our 24th anniversary a little early, we headed to Cape May & Atlantic City NJ on Thursday for an overnight getaway.. We had a great time walking around the Cape May beach near the lighthouse and on the trails..

A foggy lighthouse scene and some scenic views from the park trails and a Yellow Warbler.

 A pretty male Yellow Warbler singing..

 

Above one of many Yellow Rump Warblers, Brown thrasher, Eastern Kingbird, Mute Swan, turtle, Cardinal, Chipping Sparrow and Mallard Ducks.





 

We saw a lot of the Yellow Rump Warblers in Cape May.

Above is a cute Piping Plover and an American Oystercatcher and some Sanderlings on the beach.

The fog and misty weather was clear before we left the Cape May Lighthouse Park. Hubby and I joke about how the weather always clears up whenever I go on a trip.. Cape May was just the start of our getaway, I will have more photos to share later in the week. Thanks for stopping by and for the comments.

At the Barnegat Lighthouse beach  we saw the Common Loon, Long-tailed Ducks and Harlequin Ducks. Lots of Scoters, Brants and Sanderlings and gulls.

Two Long-tailed Ducks with a Harlequin duck in the middle.. This was one of the only Harlequins I sighted at Barnegat this visit. In past years I have seen higher counts.  I wonder if something is happening to them?

At Barnegat the Mergansers were plentiful..

Snowy Owl on the roof of the Edwin Forsythe NWR visitor center.

This is this third Snowy Owl I have seen since late November. The first sighting was in Delaware, second sighting was in Maryland and this last Snowy Owl was in New Jersey.. They seem to be everywhere  this winter..

 

Above is a view of the sunset from our room, a shot of the Taj Mahal Casino and the almost full moon.

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For this weeks Scenic Sunday I have some shots of the Lighthouses we visited during our trip to the Outer Banks.

We visited three different lighthouses, they were Bodie Island which was under renovation, Cape Hatteras and last was the Currituck.  I love seeing all the different lighthouses and I can add three my to more collection.

Bodie Island Lighthouse under renovation