Category: Outer Banks Animals
A Wild and Magnificent Treasure—Corolla Wild Horses Update
July 14, 2023
The Corolla Wild Horses may be staging a comeback. Or at least, they’re not quite ready to become ...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Raptors
March 22, 2021
Soaring over a body of water, or riding the thermals rising from a sand dune, raptors—birds of pre...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Shorebirds
February 9, 2021
The easiest way to experience Outer Banks wildlife is to walk along any beach and check out the bird...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Songbirds
February 5, 2021
Look out of any window, walk along the beach, hike through any of our Outer Banks nature preserves a...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Reptiles
January 27, 2021
There is a tendency to think of wildlife as furry and warmblooded. But, close relatives though we ma...
Animals of the OBX — Migratory Waterfowl
January 18, 2021
Migratory Waterfowl
The Outer Banks is a birder’s paradise. Whether amateur or experienced,...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Marine
January 13, 2021
There are so many animals from the wild side stopping by or using our Outer Banks beaches that it’...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Mammals
January 9, 2021
There is a tendency to think of the places that have been developed as being the home of humans and ...
Purple Martins of the Outer Banks
August 13, 2019
The
purple martins of the Willam Umstead Bridge have returned once again. They are,
perhaps, the equ...
The King of Butterflies and the Outer Banks
November 18, 2018
Every autumn the king of the butterflies returns to the Outer Banks. The monarch butterfly, with its...
The 50’ Rule – Keeping your distance from NC’s Wild Horse
September 25, 2018
One of the more remarkable experiences on the Outer Banks is seeing the Corolla Wild Horses wanderin...
10 Species of Fish on the OBX | Outer Banks Fishing
May 12, 2018
Fish Stories
The fishing on the Outer Banks has always been the stuff of legend. As early as 1584, ...