The Official Sign
The official sign welcoming you into the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Nags Head, North Carolina.
Bodie Island Lighthouse
The Bodie Island Lighthouse, on Bodie Island, within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Built in 1872, this lighthouse has its original first order Fresnal lens. (NPS)1890bodie island lighthouseCape Hatteras national seashorenational park servicelighthouse
Standing Tall
The Bodie Island Lighthouse on Bodie Island within the National Park Services Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
The Bodie Island Lighthouse, a brick lighthouse, stands at 164.4 feet tall. (NPS)1900bodie island lighthouseCape Hatteras national seashorenational park servicelighthouse
Looking Towards the Atlantic
The Bodie Island Lighthouse on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore as it faces the marshes behind the sand dunes and finally, the Atlantic Ocean.
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Trail to the Top
The main entrance to the Bodie Island Lighthouse on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore as you ascend to the top of the lighthouse.
There are 214 steps on the spiral staircase within, elevating you 156 feet to the lens deck. (NPS)1975bodie island lighthouseCape Hatteras national seashorenational park servicelighthouse
Front & Center
The front facade of the Bodie Island Lighthouse on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. This is the main entrance to the lighthouse that takes you to the staircase leading to the top.
This lighthouse is distinguished by its unique black & white stripe paint design. (NPS)1980bodie island lighthouseCape Hatteras national seashorenational park servicelighthouse
The Guardian
The Bodie Island Lighthouse standing vigilant in the Bodie Island marsh as the sun rises above it.
The nearby dangerous shifting nearshore caused hundreds of shipwrecks. The US Congress commissioned a lighthouse to aid mariners in navigating this "Graveyard of the Atlantic". (NPS)2969bodie island lighthouseCape Hatteras national seashorenational park servicelighthousesunrise
Standing Alone in the Marsh
The Bodie Island Lighthouse (along with its keepers house) is one of the only (or few) structures on Bodie Island. It towers above the marshes to touch the sky it shines its light upon.
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Morning Gold
As seen from the Marsh platform a short distance away, the Bodie Island Lighthouse takes on the golden rays of light from the morning sun as it rises above the Atlantic to start the day.
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The Morning Glow
The Bodie Island Lighthouse basking in its early morning glow as the sun rises from the Atlantic Ocean.
This lighthouse is actually the third lighthouse built in the area. The first was built in 1848, was 57 feet tall and was razed due to disrepair. The second was built in 1859 and was 90 feet tall, but was blown up by Confederate troops during the civil war in 1861. (NPS)3040sunrisebodie island lighthouseCape Hatteras national seashorenational park servicelighthouse
Light in the Night
The Bodie Island Lighthouse at night as its beacon shines bright upon the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
This lighthouse can be distinguished at sea by the lights repeating flash pattern of 2.5 seconds on, 2.5 seconds off, and 22.5 seconds off. (NPS)2271Milky Waybodie island lighthouseCape Hatteras national seashorenational park servicelighthouse
The Shining Light
The Bodie Island Lighthouse on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, from the boardwalk leading to the marshes in front of it. Light pollution is almost non existent, allowing the galactic core to shine above the lighthouse.
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The Light Above Us
The Bodie Island Lighthouse at night on Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The Milky Way shines brightly, along with the lighthouses beacon light as seen from the Bodie Island marsh boardwalk.
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Bodie Island After Dark
The Bodie Island Lighthouse on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore on a moonless night as the universe displays all its stars as a backdrop.
The light from the Bodie Island Lighthouse can be seen from 19 miles away. Lighthouses are spaced about 40 miles apart, allowing for a near continuous.view by sea farers navigating these dangerous off shore waters. (NPS)2283Milky Waybodie island lighthouseCape Hatteras national seashorenational park servicelighthouse
Morning Marsh
Nautical sunrise on the Bodie Island marsh on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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Marsh Reflections
The Bodie Island Marsh during morning the nautical sunrise as the light reflects off the gathering clouds.
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Rising Over the Marsh
The sun rising over the Bodie Island Marsh on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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Morning on Bodie Island
The morning glow of the Bodie Island Marsh as the sun rises above the horizon of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore,
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Bodie Island Marsh
The marsh in front of the Bodie Island Lighthouse along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Beyond this marsh is North Carolina Highway 12, sand dunes, and then the Atlantic Ocean. This marsh is full of wildlife such as small crab and other fish, as well as numerous shore birds such as egrets, ibis, and gulls.
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On the Hunt for Breakfast
A White Ibis hunting for ghost crab in the Bodie Island Marsh, on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, just after sunrise.
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Ghost Crab Breakfast
A White Ibis having a ghost crab for breakfast at the Bodie Island Marsh on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, shortly after sunrise.
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The Breakfast Bunch
White Ibis's congregating in the Bodie Island Marsh hunting for their breakfast just after sunrise on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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A View at the Top
Visitors taking in the view of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore from atop the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
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A Walk to the Top
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, as onlooker take in the view from atop the lighthouse. The lighthouse has 269 from the base structure to the lens deck at the top. (NPS)
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse protects one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic Coast. Offshore of Cape Hatteras, the Gulf Stream collides with the Virginia Drift, a branch of the Labrador Current from Canada. This current forces southbound ships into a dangerous twelve-mile long sandbar called Diamond Shoals. Hundreds and possibly thousands of shipwrecks in this area have given it the reputation as the Graveyard of the Atlantic.
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Lighthouse on the Seashore
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, was built in 1870 and is the world's second tallest brick lighthouse at 198.5 feet. (NPS)
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Flight of the Sandpiper
A Semipalmated Sandpiper in flight on the beach on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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Sandpiper Taking Flight
A Semipalmated Sandpiper taking to flight on the beach of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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Rising Above the Dunes
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse above the sand dunes and the sea oat grass on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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A Walking Willet
A Willet walking along the Atlantic shoreline on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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Fun at the Beach
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse over watching the beach on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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A Stroll on the Beach
A Semipalmated Sandpiper running up and down the surf hunting for small crab on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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Riding the Wave Break
Boogie Boarders riding the waves back to the beach as the wave breaks above them, not he Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Hatteras Through the Sea Oats
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse obscured through the sea oat grass on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach.
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Cape Point View
A view of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, from Cape Point on Cape Hatteras Island.
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Standing in the Night
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse rising above the trees on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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Cape Hatteras & The Milky Way
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse as the Milky Way galactic core shines above the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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A Light in the Darkness
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore as the Milky Way floats above the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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A Signal of Safety
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse at night as it shines its light upon the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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Laughing Gulls
Laughing Gulls flying overhead at the beach on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Pelicans Above
A Brown Pelican flying above Cape Hatteras Island and the Cape Hatteras Inlet.
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Wingtips
A brown pelican soaring above the Cape Hatteras Inlet along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Flying High
A Brown Pelican flying above the beaches of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Pelican in the Breeze
A Brown Pelican catching a coastal breeze above the Cape Hatteras Inlet along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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The Hover
A brown pelican spreading its fan tail as it slows down and begins its descent into the waters of the Pamlico Sound in the area of the Cape Hatteras Inlet, along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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The Pelican Scan
A Brown Pelican scanning the surface of the Pamlico Sound looking for lunch in the area of the Cape Hatteras Inlet along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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The "Banker" Ponies
One of 14 ponies penned and living on Ocracoke Island under the care of the National Park Service.
Legend has it that the “Banker” horses of Ocracoke were left here by shipwrecked explorers in the 16th or 17th century. European ships commonly carried livestock to the New World. If a ship ran aground near the coast, animals were thrown overboard to lighten the load so that the ship could be re-floated. The livestock were often left behind when the ship again set sail. Sir Richard Grenville’s ship "Tiger" ran aground at Ocracoke in 1585. There is speculation that he may have unloaded Spanish mustangs on the island. (NPS)2436banker poniesocracoke islandCape Hatteras national seashorenational park service
Graze the Field
One of 14 ponies penned and living on Ocracoke Island under the care of the National Park Service.
Horses have been documented on Ocracoke since the first European settlers came to stay in the 1730s. There have been as many as 300 horses on Ocracoke. (NPS)banker poniesocracoke islandCape Hatteras national seashorehorses