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Current Issue
January / February 2012

This year's winning photograph features a great egret carrying nest material in early March near Southport. This egret is a year-round resident of the North Carolina coast
Photograph by Gene Furr
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Grand Prize
Veteran photographer Gene Furr captured this egret in breeding plumage carrying nesting material last March. Although photo graphing birds from the rear is not usually an optimum angle, it proved to be one for Furr. The shot was taken near Southport on a cloudy day with very little contrast.

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Table of  Contents for January/ February Issue

Wildlife in North Carolina 2011 Photo Competition
     Presenting the top photos in 10 categories

  • Grand Prize
  • Birds
  • Mammals
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
  • Invertebrates
  • Wild Plants
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Wild Landscapes
  • Animal Behavior
  • Youth Photographer 13-17
  • Youth Photographer 12 and under


The Decline of the Bobwhite Quail in the South
written by Mark D. Jones 
Big problems don't come with easy answers.

Doggone Good Manners
written by Mike Zlotnicki | photographed by Melissa McGaw
A well-mannered retriever makes waterfowling fun and safe.

Coming Next Month

Tools of the Trade
Fisheries biologists catch a lot of fish, but how and why they do it is quite different from everyday anglers.

Texas or Carolina?
It isn't about barbecure; it's about rigging soft plastics for bass. But "low and slow" - the pit master's mantra - still applies.

Something Batty
Wildlife biologist are attempting to discover the secrets of white-nose syndrome, a fungus that is devastating bat populations.

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