Two Birds in Paradise | Seasons in the Sun with Laughing Gulls!
I never realized the joy I would feel taking winter walks on the beach. As we packed the car and headed to the beach this morning there was a definite chill in the air. The skies were cloudy and the slight breeze told us the sun would make its appearance shortly! What a perfect day for a stroll with the Birds.
Ah, the boardwalk…
always brings a smile to my face for I know nature and all it's beauty is just around the corner!
Look! The beautiful blue sky is peeking through the clouds!
With a friendly feathered escort…
we found our perfect spot and settled our chairs. Time to take a stroll!
I guess we were too early…
as it seems some weren’t ready to start the day! An American Herring Gull vacationing for the long cold winter months. Looks a bit weary after the long migration to SW Florida. Hailing from Alaska and the northern areas of North America a few will travel as far as the West Indies during the winter months.
As lunchtime drew near…
Beachgoers begin to arrive! Some on wheels!
Some by air…
Mr. Pelican always makes a dramatic entrance!
They came by sand! Laughing gulls standing at attention!
Certainly not a laughing matter!
Some were shy…
Or was it the pretty shells…
that were so fascinating! I’ll never know.
Herring Gull joined the group!
Look how big he is compared to the other gulls! Such a funny sight! Did you know Herring Gulls can grow up to 26 inches long with a 5 foot wingspan?
And then, it was time to go!
with one last visitor, anxious to take a bow! Okay, just one picture!
Farewell to the beachcombers…
No worries, we’ll be back!
What a lovely stroll today! The sun was beautiful and as usual nature always shows up! Taking the time to enjoy the great outdoors always warms my heart and brings a smile to my face. Thanks to my friend @tattoodjay and his weekly #wednesdaywalk challenge we all have the opportunity to share a few minutes of nature all around us! I hope you’ll join us, I promise you’ll be glad you did! Thanks for strollin’ with us today!
And as always, blessings to you all!
I feel warm and refreshed just by viewing this post, especially withit being a cool day here and me not getting out of the house, so thanks for sharing this lovely refreshing post
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I love your hilarious dialogue! It is always more fun when you give nature a few words. :)
Great shots and it looks like the perfect winter (and you know I use that term loosely) day in Florida. Such a pretty area and you really do a nice mixture of gulls and sea birds.
Is it only me or has the winter migration lessened over the years. I can remember as a kid, everything migrated with Halloween, Thanksgiving at the latest. Now, I have Canadian Geese here in the DC area all winter, which never used to be.
Global warming?
Lovely post! Have a great day!
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Oh these are lovely pictures! I love the beach sooo much. And I take pictures of seagulls wherever I go in the world. Some day I will put my whole collection together in an online album. Thank you for sharing this refreshing post! Oh and the vehicle chair is amazing!
Nice post!!
I love the chair with the big wheels!!
Looks like a lovely stroll.
That's some nice white sand!
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