I photographed different scenes around Wilmington, NC including Wrightsville Beach and some of the local wildlife on Saturday, September 3, 2011. These are my favorite images from the day.

A wave crashes onto a young boy as he tries to ride a board into Wrightsville Beach on Saturday, September 3, 2011.

A young boy holds his wake board as he decides wether or not to enter the water at Wrightsville Beach on Saturday, September 3, 2011.

A young girl gets knocked by a wave as she holds onto her boogie board at Wrightsville Beach on Saturday, September 3, 2011.

A snowy egret cleans its feathers in a pond along the intercoastal waterway of North Carolina on Saturday, September 3, 2011.

Birds skim across the surface of a pond along the intercoastal waterway of North Carolina on Saturday, September 3, 2011.