A photo expedition to the far east of NC where tundra swans, snow geese, heron and egrets winter. http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0340-36/254220040_uSFC3-Ti.jpg http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/gallery/4332057_LmD74/ 2008-02-13T09:54:07Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Cormorant spreads its wings. Zoom in to see the blue eye.</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254217471_rhpMf" title="Cormorant spreads its wings. Zoom in to see the blue eye."><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1280-71-Cormorant-blue-eye/254217471_rhpMf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Cormorant spreads its wings. Zoom in to see the blue eye." title="Cormorant spreads its wings. Zoom in to see the blue eye." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:31:05Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1280-71-Cormorant-blue-eye/254217471_rhpMf-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Cormorant at rest.</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254217839_x4QyD" title="Cormorant at rest."><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1243-37-Cormorant-5S/254217839_x4QyD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Cormorant at rest." title="Cormorant at rest." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:26:15Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1243-37-Cormorant-5S/254217839_x4QyD-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Brown pelican on telephone wire.</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254218627_XNoJS" title="Brown pelican on telephone wire."><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1226-37/254218627_XNoJS-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Brown pelican on telephone wire." title="Brown pelican on telephone wire." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:27:01Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1226-37/254218627_XNoJS-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Ibis searching for food.</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254218726_guRzC" title="Ibis searching for food."><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1014-12/254218726_guRzC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ibis searching for food." title="Ibis searching for food." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:29:20Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1014-12/254218726_guRzC-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Juvenile American White Ibis searching for food.</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254218394_RcpWA" title="Juvenile American White Ibis searching for food."><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG0978-5/254218394_RcpWA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Juvenile American White Ibis searching for food." title="Juvenile American White Ibis searching for food." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:29:24Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG0978-5/254218394_RcpWA-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />American White Ibis with juvenile ibis.</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254219134_X2KcK" title="American White Ibis with juvenile ibis."><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1325-38/254219134_X2KcK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="American White Ibis with juvenile ibis." title="American White Ibis with juvenile ibis." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:29:18Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1325-38/254219134_X2KcK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />White ibis.</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254218077_H7t27" title="White ibis."><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1377-49/254218077_H7t27-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="White ibis." title="White ibis." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:30:10Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/IMG1377-49/254218077_H7t27-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />White Egret catching lunch.</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254219772_5ANsu" title="White Egret catching lunch."><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0358-54/254219772_5ANsu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="White Egret catching lunch." title="White Egret catching lunch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:26:01Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0358-54/254219772_5ANsu-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Great White Egret fishing.</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254220040_uSFC3" title="Great White Egret fishing."><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0340-36/254220040_uSFC3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Great White Egret fishing." title="Great White Egret fishing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:24:26Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0340-36/254220040_uSFC3-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Great White Egret playing with its food.</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254220330_hkkFo" title="Great White Egret playing with its food."><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0357-53/254220330_hkkFo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Great White Egret playing with its food." title="Great White Egret playing with its food." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:27:40Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0357-53/254220330_hkkFo-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Perfect reflection, Lake Mattamuskeet 2008</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254221567_8vukk" title="Perfect reflection, Lake Mattamuskeet 2008"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0418/254221567_8vukk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Perfect reflection, Lake Mattamuskeet 2008" title="Perfect reflection, Lake Mattamuskeet 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:29:06Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0418/254221567_8vukk-Th.jpg 2008-02-02 14:40:39 <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Sunset reflections in canal 1 at Englehard.</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254220771_LpazS" title="Sunset reflections in canal 1 at Englehard."><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC9864-Sunset-Water/254220771_LpazS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sunset reflections in canal 1 at Englehard." title="Sunset reflections in canal 1 at Englehard." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:28:54Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC9864-Sunset-Water/254220771_LpazS-Th.jpg 2008-02-01 17:53:02 <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Sunset Canal reflection in canal 2, Englehard, NC</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254221382_WkAUR" title="Sunset Canal reflection in canal 2, Englehard, NC"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC9865-Sunset-Water/254221382_WkAUR-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Sunset Canal reflection in canal 2, Englehard, NC" title="Sunset Canal reflection in canal 2, Englehard, NC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:26:51Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC9865-Sunset-Water/254221382_WkAUR-Th.jpg 2008-02-01 17:53:24 <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Sunset reflection, canal 3, Englehard, NC</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254222111_ChsWk" title="Sunset reflection, canal 3, Englehard, NC"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC9857-Sunset-Water/254222111_ChsWk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sunset reflection, canal 3, Englehard, NC" title="Sunset reflection, canal 3, Englehard, NC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:28:26Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC9857-Sunset-Water/254222111_ChsWk-Th.jpg 2008-02-01 17:51:55 <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />Sunset reflection in canal 4 Englehard, NC</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254223161_6RAhM" title="Sunset reflection in canal 4 Englehard, NC"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC9859-Sunset-Water/254223161_6RAhM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sunset reflection in canal 4 Englehard, NC" title="Sunset reflection in canal 4 Englehard, NC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:29:06Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC9859-Sunset-Water/254223161_6RAhM-Th.jpg 2008-02-01 17:52:00 <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />DSC_9863 Sunset Water Reflection Vert shrp ASF AL SS.jpg</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254225008_V4st8" title="DSC_9863 Sunset Water Reflection Vert shrp ASF AL SS.jpg"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC9863-Sunset-Water/254225008_V4st8-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="DSC_9863 Sunset Water Reflection Vert shrp ASF AL SS.jpg" title="DSC_9863 Sunset Water Reflection Vert shrp ASF AL SS.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:29:01Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC9863-Sunset-Water/254225008_V4st8-Th.jpg 2008-02-01 17:52:42 <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />DSC 0450-5 Cypress knees</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254223978_5fT6u" title="DSC 0450-5 Cypress knees"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0450-5/254223978_5fT6u-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="DSC 0450-5 Cypress knees" title="DSC 0450-5 Cypress knees" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:28:13Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0450-5/254223978_5fT6u-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />DSC_0450 Cypress Knees sharp black and white SSS 50 pc shad ltn.jpg</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254227203_StfYq" title="DSC_0450 Cypress Knees sharp black and white SSS 50 pc shad ltn.jpg"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0450-Cypress-Knees-sharp/254227203_StfYq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="DSC_0450 Cypress Knees sharp black and white SSS 50 pc shad ltn.jpg" title="DSC_0450 Cypress Knees sharp black and white SSS 50 pc shad ltn.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:25:55Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0450-Cypress-Knees-sharp/254227203_StfYq-Th.jpg 2008-02-03 10:09:57 <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />DSC_0449-4.jpg</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254232595_iTA3a" title="DSC_0449-4.jpg"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0449-4/254232595_iTA3a-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="DSC_0449-4.jpg" title="DSC_0449-4.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:21:20Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0449-4/254232595_iTA3a-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />DSC_0449 Cypress Woods sharp SSS Black and White.jpg</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254224301_QcuAe" title="DSC_0449 Cypress Woods sharp SSS Black and White.jpg"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0449-Cypress-Woods-sharp/254224301_QcuAe-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="DSC_0449 Cypress Woods sharp SSS Black and White.jpg" title="DSC_0449 Cypress Woods sharp SSS Black and White.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:26:44Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0449-Cypress-Woods-sharp/254224301_QcuAe-Th.jpg 2008-02-03 10:09:30 <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />DSC_0452 Cypress in water diagonal SS SAT 1.jpg</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254228874_QrZjo" title="DSC_0452 Cypress in water diagonal SS SAT 1.jpg"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0452-Cypress-in-water/254228874_QrZjo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="DSC_0452 Cypress in water diagonal SS SAT 1.jpg" title="DSC_0452 Cypress in water diagonal SS SAT 1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:22:54Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0452-Cypress-in-water/254228874_QrZjo-Th.jpg 2008-02-03 10:10:14 <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />DSC_0452 Cypress in water diagonal SS SAT 1 Black and White.jpg</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254229883_j5jde" title="DSC_0452 Cypress in water diagonal SS SAT 1 Black and White.jpg"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0452-Cypress-in-water/254229883_j5jde-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="DSC_0452 Cypress in water diagonal SS SAT 1 Black and White.jpg" title="DSC_0452 Cypress in water diagonal SS SAT 1 Black and White.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:24:51Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0452-Cypress-in-water/254229883_j5jde-Th.jpg 2008-02-03 10:10:14 <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />DSC_0446-1.jpg</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254229244_GtrDd" title="DSC_0446-1.jpg"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0446-1/254229244_GtrDd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="DSC_0446-1.jpg" title="DSC_0446-1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:23:25Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0446-1/254229244_GtrDd-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com">madrasplanet</a><br />DSC_0446 Cypress woods ASF AL SAT1 sharp SS Band W.jpg</p><p><a href="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/4332057_LmD74#254232818_bKnfU" title="DSC_0446 Cypress woods ASF AL SAT1 sharp SS Band W.jpg"><img src="http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0446-Cypress-woods-ASF-AL/254232818_bKnfU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="DSC_0446 Cypress woods ASF AL SAT1 sharp SS Band W.jpg" title="DSC_0446 Cypress woods ASF AL SAT1 sharp SS Band W.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T23:20:51Z madrasplanet http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com http://madrasplanet.smugmug.com/Nature/Lake-Mattamuskeet-2008/DSC0446-Cypress-woods-ASF-AL/254232818_bKnfU-Th.jpg 2008-02-03 10:08:50