I was in Suffolk, VA, early last month for my sister Kim’s wedding (more on that later). For those of you who don’t know Suffolk, it is in southeastern Virginia…often called Tidewater Virginia…and water is everywhere. Kim lives just a block or two from the Nansemond River and a few miles from Bennett’s Creek. I have put my kayak in the at Bennett’s Creek Park and at Bennett’s Creek Marina. When I put in at the marina last year, I paddled out to the confluence of the Nansemond River through the salt marsh where I saw numerous Osprey, herons, gulls, and terns.
This year when I put in at the park, I paddled upstream against the tide. That did not seem too strenous but when I turned around to paddle back and found the journey to be nearly effortless, I realized I must have been working pretty hard to get upstream. I went as far up the creek as I could until I ran out of deep enough water. En route I encountered numerous Great Herons, a couple Green Herons, many Osprey, and two Kingfishers. On the way back down to the park I snapped a few pictures which are included here.
Great Egret Taking Flight
River Views
