Severe weather produced water spouts and a tornado Monday morning on the Outer Banks, as shown in this photo made near Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head. Photo: Jennifer Miller
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‘Sunset Paddle’
A young man maneuvers his stand-up paddle board in the waters of Pamlico Sound at Ocracoke Island. Photo: Dave DeWitt
‘Storm Front at the Cape’
A severe storm cell moves in at Cape Lookout early on May 30. Photo: Joel Elliott
‘The Flower Moon’
The May full moon, called the Flower Moon, rises over the Bogue Inlet pier on Emerald Isle. Photo: Sam Bland
‘Awash In Color’
The late-afternoon sunlight casts rich hues over the dunes at Bogue Inlet in Emerald Isle. Photo: Sam Bland
‘Swan Song’
Thousands of wintering tundra swans take to Pungo Lake in the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, as seen from the perspective of the easternmost observation platform. Photo: Doug Waters
‘A Pelican Preparing for Flight’
Before taking off, a pelican stretches its wings for a brief moment in Swansboro. Photo: Justin Webb
‘Snowy Egret in January Wind’
A snowy egret makes his way across the rock jetty at Fort Fisher, seeking shelter from the brisk January wind. Photo: Terri Chabot
‘Not So Summer Hummer’
Doug Waters of Morehead City recently captured this image of a hummingbird. Waters noted that hummingbirds remain in the coastal area despite the chill, so don’t put away the feeders just yet.
‘Fishing In the Cosmic Ocean’
Pete Kreps of Raleigh captured this image of a fisherman beneath the starry sky at Kure Beach.
Derelict Boat Becomes Artists’ Canvas
A small, washed-up vessel is found in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge covered in colorful graffiti. Photo: Jason Brown
Crystal Coast Stargazing
Fred Angeli, of the Crystal Coast Stargazers, sets up a telescope for attendees of a stargazing event at Fort Macon State Park. Photo: Doug Waters
Sunset Passage
The North Carolina Department of Transportation ferry Floyd J. Lupton leaves Hatteras Village bound for Ocracoke Island on one of its last passages of the day. Photo: Doug Waters
Part of N.C. 12 in Kitty Hawk Washed Out
Waves lap at a crumbled section of N.C. 12 in Kitty Hawk at low tide on Monday morning. Photo: Kip Tabb
Following the Monarch Migration
A tagged monarch butterfly, ready for migration. Tagging is part of the effort to reverse declining monarch populations. Photo: Doug Waters
Young Tern’s Turn to Eat
An adult tern feeds its chick. Photo: Karl Chiang
