Turtle excavation tomorrow morning at Lifeguard Beach

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore is inviting visitors and islanders to observer an excavation at 9:30 tomorrow morning (Sept. 18) of a loggerhead turtle nest. Those...

Springer’s Point Preserve re-opens after Hurricane Dorian

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To read a photo essay on Springer's Point, click here From the Coastal Land Trust Although the Coastal Land Trust’s Springer’s Point Preserve reopened to the...

Ocracoke Scotch bonnet breaks state record

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By Connie Leinbach A Scotch bonnet found by an Ocracoke resident broke the state record Friday night during the North Carolina Shell Club’s spring meeting...

They’re Back! Snowy Owls return to North Carolina

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For Ocracoke news, click here  For more information on Snowy Owls, click here  By Peter Vankevich “Ahoy! Hast thou seen the great white owl?" So cried the...

Birds of Ocracoke: The (somewhat uncommon) Common Eider

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Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Winter on Ocracoke is a good time of the year to see rare birds. Most of them venture here...

A rare White-winged Tern’s surprise visit to the Outer Banks

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Text by Peter Vankevich Photos by Hal Broadfoot The Outer Banks is famous for its bird life. Over the years, about 400 species have been sighted....

Snowy Owl returns to Ocracoke

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Note: If you search for this owl, keep a distance so as not to spook it causing it to fly away. These photos were...

Bat boxes may help fight mosquitoes naturally

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Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Mosquitoes on Ocracoke are so important they have a board of directors. The amount of these pesky insects in the...

Spotted on Ocracoke: The cannonball jellyfish

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To read more Ocracoke nature articles, click here By Peter Vankevich In the last few weeks someone walking along Ocracoke’s beaches, especially at Springer’s...

The history of figs on Ocracoke

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Originally published August 2011 By Gael Hawkins August visitors to Oc­racoke are privileged to experience an annual island tradition-the harvesting of Ocracoke figs. For the...