Here are some things I saw on the water Saturday:

[Lex]

Sunrise, seen from sound side, over Topsail Island, NC (a NC barrier island). I think that's a Green Heron on that post:



Bottlenose dolphin in Topsail Bay:



A cannonball jellyfish:



Octopus tangled in our line was released unharmed:



Great White Egret hunting in the marsh:




:hi:

[bigwillq]

1. Those pics are awesome!

:bounce: :hi:

[Lex]

3. Aw thanks, bigwillq!

I got a much needed weekend away from the computer and cable tv over the weekend! :)

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. Beautiful pics!

Thanks for releasing the octopus :)

[Lex]

5. We ended up releasing most all the fish we caught

because they weren't big enough to be keepers. We are very careful to release things accidentally caught, like the octopus, which was beautiful.

[Symarip]

4. Those are great!

Did ya catch any fish?

[Lex]

6. We did

but most of them were on the small side. So we released them. My nephew, who was with me and my dad, was happy to catch and release anyway.

On another day, my dad caught some spanish mackerel.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

7. I love the North Carolina Coast!

I need to go there. I have been to Beaufort, Emerald Isle and Morehead City.

[Lex]

9. This time of year is particularly beautiful

but any time at the NC coast is wonderful, imho. :hi:

Beaufort is so charming it hurts (or it was a few years back when I was there last).

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

10. I will always call the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina home but

I also hope to have a home on the coast so I can get away sometimes.

[arcadian]

8. Great nature pics!

You have a good eye.

[Lex]

11. Thanks.

I feel like nature just lays out the shots for me most of the time.

[otherlander]

12. Beautiful...

My favorite one is the octopus. But the jellyfish is a close second. :)

[NV Whino]

13. Can't imagine where the cannon ball jelly fish gets its name

;)
Those photos are wonderful.

[madeline_con]

14. I keep seeing this hilarious vision of an octopus release.

Like having gum stuck to your fingers. :rofl:

[Lex]

16. He was stuck on the side of the boat a few seconds!

Then, plop, back into the water.

[emilyg]

15. Thank you. Beautiful.

[Road Scholar]

17. Thank you for sharing. Did anybody ever tell you that you just

might have some talent as a photographer? I think there a distinct possibility there. :yourock: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[puerco-bellies]

18. Great pictures Lex

Very well done.

[cwydro]

19. Great pics!

I've got a similar bird pic

[woo me with science]

20. Oh my gosh, that octopus pic is fantastic!

You can almost hear him telling you exactly what he thinks about all this.

:rofl:


Is that just one octopus or two?

The jellyfish picture is great, too.