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March 2008
Copyright 2008 Jo O'Keefe All Rights Reserved
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American Alligator,
Alligator mississippiensis, Oyster
Bay Golf Course, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/31/08
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A historic
moment as English Construction begins to lower the first pile for the
new Sunset Beach Bridge, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/31/08
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When the pile
is further down, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/31/08
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Near the end
of lowering the first pile. It is in the center under the weight. Another
pile is in the air to its left, ready to be lowered. Sunset Beach, NC,
3/31/08
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Checking the
placement of the first pile. Squares indicate where addition piles will
be placed. Sunset Beach, NC, 3/31/08
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Attaching
the weight to the second pile, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/31/08
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Beginning
to lower the second pile, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/31/08
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Knobbed Whelks
shown together for comparison. Age does that to all of us. Sunset Beach,
NC, 3/28/08
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There are some
things in life that lift my heart and give me great joy. Terns are among
them. Migrating terns arrived this week. Sunset Beach, NC, 3/27/08
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These are
examples of tide pools in and around which I find animals, Sunset Beach,
NC, 3/27/08
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Forbes Sea
Star curling its arms at the end of my walk, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/27/08
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This is an area where a child's fire cracker started a brush fire, probably on the evening of 3/25, after I finished walking behind the house to my car, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/27/08 |
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This male Clearnose
Skate with claspers, changed in appearance significantly during my 2-hour
walk. The lower, brighter light also affected its appearance. Sunset
Beach, NC, 3/25/08
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Speckled Crab
missing claw, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/25/08
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Sand Fences,
Sunset Beach, NC, 3/25/08
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Waves, Sunset
Beach, NC, 3/25/08
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Live Ark, Sunset
Beach, NC, 3/24/08
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Colonial Tunicates,
Sunset Beach, NC, 3/24/08
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Knobbed Whelk,
Sunset Beach, NC, 3/24/08
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Stingray, Sunset
Beach, NC, 3/24/08
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Smooth Dogfish
Shark, Mustelus canis, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/22/08
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Girls holding
Horseshoe Crab Molt, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/21/08
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Blue Skies
Shining on me, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/21/08
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Live Lettered
Olive, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/21/08
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Smooth Dogfish
Shark, Mustelus canis, live, Sunset Beach, NC, 03/17/08
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The early return
of Wood Storks, Sunset Beach, NC, 3/9/08
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