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CALICO CREEK, Morehead City, NC.

9/13/2016

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My wife and i spent two days in Morehead City, NC last week. Each morning for a couple hours I walked the nice boardwalk trail at the Calico Creek access on 21st Street. For a full description of this site, see the main page here. Each morning I was there from about 7AM-9AM.and the tide was at its lowest. Because many shorebirds feed in the shallow water and mud flats of the creek, it is important to visit at low tide to have the best chance of seeing them.. One of the things about this location that I always appreciate is the diversity of the habitat. There is not only the marsh habitat of the creek, but also the old growth forest which stretches along the shoreline. This presents the possibility of both the water and shore birds, but also forest birds. In early September, we are still a few weeks away from fall, cooler temperatures, and color changes in the trees, but it was  still possible to see occasional subtle signs of fall along the trail. There were also quite a few late summer wildflowers to see. Both days i was there were very productive and enjoyable and I hated to leave.See the nice photos from the two days below.

SEE GALLERY BELOW. CLICK ON ANY PIC TO ENLARGE. USE SIDE ARROWS TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH.

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