I love going to the Wildlife Refuges located in the eastern part of the state. This trip was with my oldest son Jonathan and his two youngest girls. We stayed at the Engelhard Hotel which was not far from Lake Mattamuskeet WLR. We stopped there on our way to the hotel. We weren’t disappointed in the different types of water fowl. I expected to see thousands of swans. However, that wasn’t the case. We parked on the side of the road along that part of the lake. A woman pulled in front of us and got her equipment out. Instead of pointing her camera at the water, she pointed it in the opposite direction. Naturally, I had to look in that direction. We had out first experience with a bald eagle in the wild. The look on Jon’s face was priceless!

We then went around to where the pumping station so Jon could take pictures there and at the photo blind. We did see a few swans and other ducks.

We went to Bodie Light House the next morning.No swans to photograph. I got a few pictures of some ducks having fun in the water.

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