Stormy Snowy
by terranovabay
A Snowy Egret wanders the beach on a dark and stormy day.
Categories: Nature • Tags: beach, Egretta thula, Snowy Egret
Tag: beach
Sunset with the Seagulls
by terranovabay
On the beach with the Ring-billed Gulls just before sunset.
Categories: Nature • Tags: beach, Gull, Larus delawarensis, Ring-billed Gull, Sea Gull, sunset
Sunday Stroll On The Beach
by terranovabay
Living in Florida eventually everyone ends up at the beach. The dogs really enjoy it but I am lacking the beach gene that causes people to want to go there all the time and hang out for hours. Here is a collection of photos without comment of a late afternoon Sunday walk on the beach with Bob Bruce, Janice Broda, and the dogs, Pepper & Sam.
Categories: Nature • Tags: beach, Brown Pelican, dog, Fish Hawk, Florida, Indian River County, Osprey, Pepper, Sam, Sanderling
Bountiful Bonanza for Birds
by terranovabay
Fish moving close to shore late in the afternoon caused a little feeding frenzy among a variety of birds as they scooped the fish up left and right. These photos were taken south of Sebastian Inlet State Park on the beach at Bob Bruce & Janice Broda’s house. Brown Pelicans, Terns, and Gulls were some of the birds enjoying the fish bounty. Brown Pelicans plunge diving after fish near the surface of the water. Royal Tern Sam enjoyed being on […]
Categories: Nature • Tags: beach, Brown Pelican, dog, feeding frenzy, fish, Florida, Gull, Indian River County, Royal Tern, Sanderling, seagull, Willet
Blustery Beach at Sunset
by terranovabay
Blustery conditions marked a Thanksgiving eve sunset walk on the beach with Bob Bruce, Janice Broda, and the dogs, Pepper and Sam. The sky was filled with Brown Pelicans who were having a terrible time flying against the strong wind. Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) flying over the tempestuous ocean included a dark juvenile with two white adults with black-tipped wings. Storms often blow these pelagic birds closer to shore where the Gannets have little difficulty flying, unlike the Pelicans, against […]
Categories: Nature • Tags: beach, Brown Pelican, coconut, dog, Florida, Indian River County, Morus bassanus, Northern Gannet, ocean, pelagic, sunset, Thanksgiving
Cloud Motion
by terranovabay
Doodling around with time lapse photography to make this very short video. What better subject than the clouds? This was taken from the third floor deck of Bob Bruce & Janice Broda’s house looking out toward the Atlantic Ocean just before sunset in Indian River County, Florida.
Categories: Weather • Tags: Atlantic Ocean, beach, clouds, Florida, Indian River County, time-lapse
Memorial Day Memento
by terranovabay
Sunday sunset on the beach at Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge from the 2015 Memorial Day weekend.
Categories: Scenery • Tags: Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, beach, Memorial Day, sea oats
Beach Day Waning
by terranovabay
The setting Sun catches a few clouds in its golden light before darkness falls over the beach just south of Sebastian Inlet State Park in Indian River County, Florida.
Categories: Scenery • Tags: beach, Florida, Indian River County, Sebastian Inlet State Park, sunset
Singular Beach Walk
by terranovabay
Photos from a sunset beach walk with Sam, Pepper, and Janice featuring a return visit to Blue Tile Roof House, now long past its prime, and to Trespass House, along with assorted birds and other oddities. Formation of Brown Pelicans. Pepper! A ubiquitous Sea Gull. Sam! – with Pepper in the background. Ruins of a beach house that does not know it is falling apart. Walking toward the end of the day. Pool art. One good Tern deserves another – […]
Categories: Dog's Tail • Tags: beach, Brown Pelican, dog, Pepper, Sam, Sea Gull, sunset, Tern
