Pea Island Photo Blind

December 30, 2008

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. In an earlier post I shared some of the photos I took while hiking around the island with my camera in tote. Saturday Morning was very foggy, do I dare say as thick as Pea Soup, with occasional showers passing through. My wife was accompanying me so we decided to try out a photo blind that one of the volunteers at the visitor center had told me about the day before.

I was glad to see there was no one else there when we got there but the truth of the matter is it’s pretty large in 6 to 8 people could fit in there pretty comfortably. A fully enclosed blind with a roof and benches makes for a comfortable morning of shooting photographs. The conditions were less then ideal but even with the fog I think I got some pretty good shots.

I missed the first flock of Canadian Geese that flew in but I was ready when I heard more coming. They just busted through the fog right in front of the blind giving me a great shot. The blind is right on the waters edge so you can get some great shots and it appears to be a spot that a good variety of birds like to feed.

We had a great morning and even though my wife doesn’t run the camera much she had a great time observing the birds. So if your get the chance check out the Outer Banks and don’t forget about Pea Island and all the stuff there is to see. As a reminder for the next little bit Moose’s Wild America will be featuring many of the photos I shot while at Pea Island and the Outer Banks.