In Corolla they do! Although I've never seen them on the beach myself, I've found their footprints often on morning walks.  It's a beautiful sight as the sun rises over the ocean....

Yesterday my daughter found this amazing tiny fossil on the beach in Corolla, NC.  I first posted the picture here to ask if anyone could identify this Outer Banks fossil.  Then I sent links of the picture to several people I thought might help to identify it. The mystery is now solved!  Thanks to Rick Bennett who got the information for me, to Richard Chandler who identified it as a fish skull, and to Vince Schneider of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science who gave me the following final analysis: Prionotus:  Sea Robin, Partial Skull. I don't know how old the fossil is, but am amazed at my daughter's find.  This is the second fossil we have fou...

You don’t realize just how big cownose rays are until you see them swim right by you.  Today we watched countless groups of magnificent rays swim in perfect unison in crystal clear water. Within five minutes of swimming, we noticed a dark shadow coming towards us.  And then another.   And another.  We quickly found ourselves in the direct path of many cownose rays.  For hours we watched them glide through the Corolla waves. Three separated from the group and began to swim through the trough and directly to the water’s edge.  In perfect unison, they seemed to dance and fly along the shallow waters, coming within feet of onlookers. Moments like this...

Right around dusk every night, we can count on seeing some kind of wildlife in the Outer Banks, including the occasional gray fox. Last weekend I caught a gray fox on video roaming around while a bird dive-bombed it from behind.  Unfortunately, it was not very close but I was able to sneak a picture of this beautiful animal as he (or she) walked by. ...