Ocracoke Nature

  By Connie Leinbach Islanders and visitors can look forward to eating Ocracoke-grown oysters in July of next year thanks to a new business, the Devil...

By Peter Vankevich If you have taken the Ocracoke-Swan Quarter ferry, you may have noticed a small island about one mile from Ocracoke village. This is...

In between the full “blue” moon on July 31 and the Perseids meteor showers peaking Aug. 11 to 13, an earthly event occurred at...

  To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Merlin (Falco columbarius) By Peter Vankevich A small stocky agile-flying  falcon, males can be distinguished...

  To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Charadrius vociferous Text and photos by Peter Vankevich The Killdeer builds a sparse nest on...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Tyrannus tyrannus By Peter Vankevich  The Eastern Kingbird is a large feisty tryant flycatcher that is...

 Text and photos by Ruth Fordon “Female sea turtles nest in cycles and this year is exceptional,” National Park Service Ranger Jocelyn Wright, lead biotech...

To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here  Tringa semipalmata Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Willets  are the shorebirds one sees along...

By Pat Garber As Outer Banks communities and citizens prepare to fight off-shore oil drilling proposals, clean energy advocates are gearing up to see wind...

  Text and photos by Peter Vankevich The Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) is a slender medium-sized song bird. It is overall dark gray with a black...