Tony Pratt

Outer Banks Vacation

Tony Pratt — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:23:28 +0000

I was on vacation this past week in Buxton, NC; a vacation from work but not from photography. I took a lot of photographs of family and friends doing a variety of sports, but this photoblog sticks to nature as the subject. I did get a few photos last week of the natural beauty of the Outer Banks and I will post a few over the next few days now that I am home.

Pamlico Sunset

Tony Pratt — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:13:06 +0000

This is Pamlico Sound at sunset last night. The sound is thick with submerged vegetation, scallops, oysters, a large variety of small finfish and some slow moving skates.

Bee Time

Tony Pratt — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:19:29 +0000

The bees remain busy and the mallows attractive.

Sunrise

Tony Pratt — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:30:03 +0000

As a bookend to the sunset photograph I posted on August 1 here is a recent sunrise with a cooperative egret.

Cape Henlopen Sunset

Tony Pratt — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:09:48 +0000

Just a nice sunset from a couple of weeks ago that I am finally getting around to posting. You just have to love summer sunsets.

American Oystercatchers

Tony Pratt — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:06:59 +0000

Oystercatchers are on my list of favorite shorebirds. I find I really like the combination of black, white and orange/pink found in oystercatchers, skimmers and stilts. I find myself lingering at a site if any these birds are present. These oystercatchers were found recently on a sandy quiet-water beach and mud flat shortly after sunrise.

Laughing Gulls

Tony Pratt — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:53:02 +0000

Along the Mid-Atlantic coast Laughing Gulls are most often seen along boardwalks and beaches either begging for a handout or scouring the ground for left over morsels from people. Venturing into back bays and marshes you might just luck upon the more ‘natural’ habitat and food for these gulls. This flock was feasting on, I believe, horseshoe crab eggs. The size of the group was impressive. And not a single french fry!

Attractive Wildflowers

Tony Pratt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:51:14 +0000

Wildflowers attract a wide variety of insects. Bees are frequent visitors and are seen commonly but the insect found in the second photo is one I don’t recall ever seeing before. Does anyone know what it is?

Jane suggested a certain moth, but in searching for her suggestion I found a picture of an Ailanthus Webworm Moth which I think is what I photographed. Thanks, Jane, for the tip.

July Sunrise

Tony Pratt — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:56:25 +0000

Rising early to catch a summer sunrise on the marsh, I wasn’t disappointed. These Great Egrets took turns on a perch to watch the sun rise on a very hot and humid day at the coast.

Brown Pelicans

Tony Pratt — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:44:06 +0000

Pelicans are still a little bit of a novelty in Delaware. Common thoughout the south and very tolerant of people, here they still attract stares as the glide by and are seldom seen up close. This morning a small group prepared for the day by loafing on a sand bar.