Thursday, December 2, 2010

SWF..Sunset

These are shots of the sunset on the last night we were in the Outer Banks. We were at the Pea Island NWR. The sunset was amazing. The Pea Island Wildlife refuge is one of my favorite places in the Outer Banks and I am sure I will be visiting there again.










These closeups are my favorites I love the birds flying across the sky and the tree.










Today 12/2 is my birthday and now I feel one day older than yesterday.
Thanks for stopping by to see my Skywatch post and to see more beautiful skies from
all around click here Skywatch Friday

Thanks to the hosting team of Sylvia, Wren, Sandy, Fishing Guy and Klaus.
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60 comments:

  1. rainfield61December 2, 2010 at 4:46 AM

    I love to see silhouette of birds in front of a beautiful sunset.

    I'll come back to the place if I did ever visit before.

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  2. Dejemonos sorprenderDecember 2, 2010 at 5:06 AM

    So beautiful. i love the last one.. is gorgeous.. great compositions :)

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  3. AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 8:21 AM

    The close-up pictures are stunning! Happy birthday, Eileen; have a WONDERFUL day!

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  4. LifeRamblingsDecember 2, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    your photos are captivating. the last two captures are magical. Happy skywatching.

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  5. DoanLegacyDecember 2, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    Gorgeous sky watch..I truly and honestly love all the colors and displays of the sky!

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  6. Sylvia KDecember 2, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    First of all, Happy, Happy Birthday, Eileen! Hope you have a beautiful, fun day! And, of course, your photos are superb! What a glorious sunset and definitely the perfect way to end any day! Enjoy the day and your weekend!

    Sylvia

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  7. giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•.December 2, 2010 at 4:28 PM

    Bellissime immagini !
    Buona serata :)
    Myriam

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  8. AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 4:58 PM

    lovely sunset,i love the closeup ones.

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  9. Kim, USADecember 2, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    Love the last two photos. You seem like you are so close to the moon when you took it. Thanks for sharing!
    Sky Watch

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  10. MaritesDecember 2, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    they are all beautiful!! my faves are the first and the last ones. happy weekend! My skywatch is here.

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  11. jooDecember 2, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    Awesome photos! The last one is fabulous!
    Have a great weekend:)

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  12. Jack and JoannDecember 2, 2010 at 5:57 PM

    Happy Birthday. Like the others said these are beautiful pics. Sunsets over water are always terrific.

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  13. Mike B. @ slugyard.comDecember 2, 2010 at 7:20 PM

    Happy birthday!

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  14. Photo CacheDecember 2, 2010 at 7:33 PM

    WOW!!!!

    Enjoy the coming weekend.
    Ewok

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  15. IndraniDecember 2, 2010 at 7:44 PM

    Wish you a Very Happy Birthday!
    You did get wonderful moments as gift from mother nature. :)

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  16. indicaspeciesDecember 2, 2010 at 8:10 PM

    A superb series of images captured by you, thanks for sharing.

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  17. Purnima@a creative projectDecember 2, 2010 at 8:24 PM

    Many Many happy returns of the day!! A very pretty pic!! the golden sun looks brilliant!! Beautiful shots!!

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  18. Lina GustinaDecember 2, 2010 at 8:26 PM

    Happy birthday, Eileen...wish you good health and happiness in many years to come...

    The sunset close up is really awesome!

    http://www.womenandperspectives.com/2010/12/sky-watch-gray-sky-above-valley.html

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  19. Jan n JerDecember 2, 2010 at 8:45 PM

    Stunning photos...Happy B.day to you,may you celebrate many more to come!

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  20. Trish ~ ♥ ~December 2, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    like the sky was in celebration of your birthday ~ enjoy

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  21. GaelynDecember 2, 2010 at 10:42 PM

    Happy Birthday!

    What a spectacular refuge. That trail appears to go on forever. And that sunset, WOW! I hope you can go back to share more of this beautiful landscape with us.

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  22. LoracDecember 2, 2010 at 11:27 PM

    Looks amazing! Great shots!

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  23. RajeshDecember 2, 2010 at 11:40 PM

    Gorgeous sunset shots.
    Wish you a Very Happy Birthday

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  24. Sally in WADecember 2, 2010 at 11:46 PM

    I can see why you enjoy this place so much, Eileen. Thanks for sharing these special moments.

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  25. Sallie (FullTime-Life)December 3, 2010 at 12:27 AM

    Happy Birthday Eileen!! The RV Park where we stayed was just a hop and skip away from Pea Island and we went there several times. Your sunset shots are beautiful. Is that Pea Island in your beautiful header shot as well?

    I bet you hated to leave there!

    (It has been great fun catching up with your blog tonight -- I feel as if I'm back at one of our very favorite stops on our summer roadtrip. Thanks for sharing.)

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  26. Benikos placeDecember 3, 2010 at 2:42 AM

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! All the best !!! Thanks for all these wonderfull images!!!

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  27. NatureFootstepDecember 3, 2010 at 2:58 AM

    lol, the last 2 photos looks liek something from Sahara with those trees. :)
    It sure looks liek a great sunset.

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  28. http://graceolsson.com/blogDecember 3, 2010 at 3:03 AM

    GREAT SHOTS


    THE LAST 2 ONE ARE SIMPLY....DIVINES..
    CONGRATS

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  29. DeniseinVADecember 3, 2010 at 6:13 AM

    Spectacular photos Eileen and you've shared another area I would love to go to again. I went to the Outer Banks years ago for a family get-together but never knew of the Pea Island NWR. I'm putting it on my list for the next time we ever get down that way.

    I'm a little late but happy birthday.

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  30. edenDecember 3, 2010 at 8:17 AM

    Beautiful sunset photos. Love your header too. Have a great weekend.

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  31. Hooked on MemesDecember 3, 2010 at 1:34 PM

    Wow! Each view is breath-taking!

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  32. syelDecember 4, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    belated Happy Birthday Eileen! hope you had a great birthday! and the photos are a treat for us. i'm not surprised that you would want to go back here again :)

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  33. diane bDecember 5, 2010 at 7:40 AM

    I love sunsets especially with birds. Happy belated birthday.

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  34. Mary Howell CromerDecember 5, 2010 at 12:53 PM

    Splendidly done, wonderful showing~ Mary

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  35. UnknownDecember 5, 2010 at 2:47 PM

    What a great set of beautiful sky shots, the orange tones are fantastic!

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  36. UnknownDecember 6, 2010 at 1:42 AM

    Wonderful series. HAPPY BIRTHDAY (bleated) - Hope you had a nice day.... Now that the day is past, you can celebrate birthweek :)

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  37. CarverDecember 6, 2010 at 8:16 PM

    I'm sorry I missed your birthday. Happy belated birthday and such fabulous sky shots. You were born on the same day as my brother and I have a friend who was born on this day too.

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  38. Louis la VacheDecember 9, 2010 at 5:22 AM

    A belated Happy Birthday to you!

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  39. Debbie TaillieuDecember 10, 2010 at 6:11 AM

    Amazing shots! I can see why you would want to get back there as often as possible!
    Happy Holidays!

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  40. AnonymousDecember 10, 2010 at 3:23 PM

    Your photos took my breath away! They are just magnificent, especially the header.

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  41. Gina AlfaniDecember 12, 2010 at 9:14 AM

    I love sunsets . . .

    A belated happy birthday to you!

    Thanks for visiting my blog . . . love your blog and am following you :)

    Have an awesome Sunday . . . Gina

    http://subtropical-gardening.blogspot.com
    http://myfloridaparadise.blogspot.com
    . . . and many more!

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  42. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪December 13, 2010 at 10:58 PM

    I like the third photo, of how the white clouds just floats in the middle.

    The sun in other photos is so round.

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  43. giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•.December 23, 2010 at 1:54 PM

    Hi :)
    tantissimi auguri di Felice Natale a te e alla tua famiglia.
    Myriam

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  44. PatDecember 23, 2010 at 6:48 PM

    Wow, Eileen, these are fantastic orange-sky sunsets! I don't think I've ever seen such a vivid orange sky before.

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  45. FexDecember 27, 2010 at 2:30 PM

    wow! that's a lovely shots..I really like it, thanks for sharing

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  46. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪December 30, 2010 at 5:28 AM

    A happy belated birthday. It woul dbe correct og you celerbated it the Lunar calender.


    Re: The Control tower at Half moon bay.

    I think this is for sea planes. The tower was where the beach was, and not far away I saw a wind sock.

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  47. J_on_tourDecember 30, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    These are magical pictures.

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  48. UnknownDecember 30, 2010 at 10:01 PM

    Hi Eileen
    Sorry that I am late. Hope you had a nice birthday. Happy Belated Birthday!

    Evelyn

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  49. FranciscaJanuary 1, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    And another belated Happy Birthday, Eileen! The sky put on a beautiful show for you. Also, HaPpY hApPy NeW yEaR to you!

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  50. Betsy Banks AdamsJanuary 5, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    HI Eileen, I have never been to the Outer Banks before --but hope to one day... We do go and did go to Ocean Isle, NC (south of the OB) every year. We went this year in Dec. and could see both the sunrise and sunset from our balcony... I did blogs on both recently--if you have time to look back at last Friday's and then this Monday's.... The sun pictures are awesome, aren't they?

    Love seeing your lighthouse blog post also. IF I didn't collect waterfalls, I would definitely be collecting lighthouses. I love them ---in addition to covered bridges. Great pictures.

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  51. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    Happy Birthday Eileen!
    A year older and a year wiser.
    Beautiful sunset shots.

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  52. gennyJanuary 11, 2011 at 1:19 AM

    pictures that is nicely done! i love looking at your pictures. thanks for dropping by at my blog. cheers!

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  53. LVJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Absolutely stunning work on these sky scenes.

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  54. xinexJanuary 22, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    These photos are truly amazing, Eileen. I have pictures of the sunset right now too on my blog but they're not even close to this....Christine

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  55. Johnny NutcaseJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    what a perfect sunset! that deep orange is such a great color! I worked at Cape Lookout for a summer doing Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher and sea turtle research :)

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  56. Pearl MapleJanuary 27, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    Wow with photos like that, one would never want to leave. Thanks for sharing with SWF.

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  57. xinexJanuary 28, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    I cannot believe I missed greeting you on your birthday. Belated Happy birthday, Eileen! I hope you had a wonderful one...Christine

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  58. Dave CawkwellFebruary 2, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    The sunset shots are stunning, such vibrant and rich colour and the sun just seems to hang there. Well done for taking such a wonderful set of photos.

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  59. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪February 2, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    That photo with birds flying and the sun is my favorite. I never manage to take photos of birds like that, and the sun, WOW!!!!!

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  60. LVFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Absolutely stunning sky scenes. I can assure you this would be a place I would go back two twice. Lovely post.

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Have a great day, Eileen

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