Day 18.196: Morning at the beach

Exile #2 and I seized the day with an early morning low-tide walk at the beach. There must have been a lot of fish around because hundreds of cormorants and hundreds of terns had gathered.

Double-crested cormorants on the rocks

A few of the many fishing

The terns were in the same area - and seemed to have a very high success rate

Further up the beach the young terns were waiting near the mouth of Goosefare Brook

A steady stream of parents were bringing the catch to them, calling as they approached. 

Larger gulls down the other way toward Ferry Beach

Eastern bluebird in the trees at the back of the beach

Monarch butterfly

Young crows

A large raft of common eiders

Unlike last time we were overlooking the bay, it was quite misty