Photographer Emily Woodward of Beaufort captured this image, “Loggerhead’s First Steps,” Aug. 28 while monitoring sea turtle nests at Masonboro Island Reserve.
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“Sunrise Light”
Photographer Corey Cannon of Newport captured this image, “Sunrise Light,” at about 6:45 a.m. Aug. 23 near the DoubleTree hotel in Atlantic Beach.
“Dinnertime”
Photographer Seth Effron captured this image, “Dinnertime,” at about 4 p.m. Aug. 17 at Figure Eight Island.
“Sea Treasures”
Photographer Jim Snyders captured this image, “Sea Treasures,” in May at the 6800 block of Emerald Isle.
“Salt Treated”
Photographer David Galyon made this photo at the Oceanana Pier in Atlantic Beach.
‘Nature’s Patterns’
Photographer Karen Newman captured this image, “Nature’s Patterns,” in January on Topsail Island.
“Guarding the Nest”
Photographer Jody Merritt captured this image, “Guarding the Nest,” July 6 on Bogue Sound in Morehead City.
“Starry, Starry Night”
Photographer Pete Kreps captured this image, “Starry, Starry Night,” in May 2014 at Kure Beach.
“Showing Dominance”
Photographer Jim Snyders captured this image, “Showing Dominance,” in May on Carrot Island near Beaufort.
“Bird in Flight”
Photographer David Galyon captured this image, “Bird in Flight,” on Taylors Creek in Beaufort.
“Morning Shadows”
Photographer Jim Snyders captured this image, “Morning shadows,” near the 6800 block of Emerald Isle.
“Finding Dinner”
Photographer Jody Merritt captured this image of a sanderling feeding along the beach at Fort Macon State Park.
“Night Moves”
Photographer Gladys Buzzell captured this image during a sunset drive through Beaufort on a cold and windy winter evening.
“Path from Frisco Campground”
Photograph by Alex Goldstein, of Wilmington.
A lush maritime forest surrounds the path to the beach at Frisco Campground on the Outer Banks
“Hiding In the Grass”
Photograph by Jody Merritt, of Beaufort.
Two cattle egrets near a freshwater pond in Carteret County on a late afternoon. See more…
“Cannon Firing at Ft. Macon”
Photographer Jim Snyders had perfect timing in capturing this war cannon’s explosive ball of fire at the 150th anniversary re-enactment of the Civil War at Fort Macon, in Atlantic Beach.