Nikki's Photography

Garlic Chives seed-head

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Survivor: sand crab with a transparent shell and two legs missing. Nag’s Head beach, Outer Banks, NC. This little crab measuring about 2 inches across had two legs missing but was still managing across the hills and valleys of footsteps in the sand. My guess is that a bird must have snatched it up then dropped it, retaining two of the legs for lunch. Shortly after this encounter it finally started digging a hole, offering much more protection than a footprint..

Kudzu, an invasive vine species covers trees in Southern USA, here in Tennessee, creating miles of sculptural shapes.

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Stormy first day of school, Little Rock, Arkansas

The Booker T Theater, Rocky Mount, NC opened “The Savoy” in 1929. (2015 Post-note: after laying unused and in disrepair for many years, it has been restored and reopened as a multi-purpose entertainment facility on April 28, 2011)

Feeding bread to about 50 turtles, Kitty Hawk, Outer Banks, NC

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Beetles and wasps on Yukka seed pods

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Praying Mantis, Kitty Hawk, Outer Banks, NC

Twisting vines climbing the trees, Elizabethan Gardens, Manteo, NC

Boogie-boarding at Kitty Hawk beach, Outer Banks, NC

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Nags Head beach, Outer Banks, NC