Pettigrew State Park~the fog lifts

Howdee all,

Remember the day It was so foggy on Lake Phelps that

I went Jewel hunting instead?

Before we arrived at the lake..we saw hundreds of snow geese in a farmers field.

It was foggy..

We arrived at the lake and it was foggy…

I went jewel hunting and since we couldn’t bird the lake we went on a bird hike through the park.

I think this is a Sycamore tree..

You could see right thru it!

Upside down heart and funky roots~

Another tree hollowed out..

it’s a wonder these trees are still standing!

Our main mission to the park today was to scope out the campground to see if our Homey would fit. This is a much better location for birding the Pocosin Lakes NWR and surrounding area.

You can see below that the campground is not full..

( we are now here)

The first part of the walk goes through

Somerset Place, a North Carolina state historic site that includes a restored 1830s plantation home and outbuildings that can be toured, including reconstructed slave quarters.

I think that this is also a Sycamore..Please correct me if I am wrong.

A gorgeous tree!

The view from the plantation house looking toward the lake which is still foggy.

We continue our walk past various spider web structures.

Tundra Swan pass overhead…

We take the pathway to another part of Lake Phelps…maybe the fog has burned off by now..

Boardwalk to the overlook..

this view is looking from the overlook back to the path we came in on.

ahhhh…not as foggy as this morning.

We saw some ducks and Swans…but many too far to ID.

We headed back to our car..

We counted at least ten Pileated Woodpeckers in the area.

Signs of Sapsucker..

We did see Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

We went to the same pier I photographed this morning…what a difference!

We traveled on stopping at a lake in the Pocosin Lake NWR

Pungo Lake

Tundra Swan

Thousands of Snow Geese in the distance.

Check out the video of the pond..

 

We ended our day watching Tundra Swan having dinner…

And then flying off to roost for the night..

A lovely day!