Sunny, calm skies, warm with temps in the low 70's
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| New Smyrna Beach |
It's our first full day on the beach in the town of New Smyrna Beach, and it is gratifying to see some of our old "friends" we have grown so accustomed to working the shoreline. It's a totally integrated cast of characters as we find Royal terns, Laughing gulls, Ring-billls, a few Herring gulls, two Great Black-backed gulls, and Ruddy turnstones sharing their turf with the Sanderlings.
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| Ring-billed gull |
Many of the birds are simply standing in place, all facing into what little breeze there is, but the Sanderlings are doing what Sanderlings do....chasing the ebbing waves into the ocean and then retreating quickly as the surf comes rolling back onto the beach. A Willet or two are also to be found and they also are foraging along the surf line in search of any little morsel which might come floating by.
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| Royal tern |
Our shot of the day goes to a Royal tern which is trying to prepare for his cameo by preening and getting his "-do" just right for the camera. It's an incredibly beautiful day for mid-winter even by Florida standards. We can only hope that this is the beginning of an extended period of warming temps and dry weather for us northern birders.
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