The sun was coming up over the north beach at Fort Desoto on the morning I was there looking for white pelicans. I was parked across the water close to where the sun was coming up and had walked around the lagoon to get out to the north end of Outback Key. You have to go wading to get across the the key. Some days it’s ankle deep and some days in knee deep.
I usually have something specific I’m looking for here but I can always find a ton of other things as well. I was heading back from spotting the few white pelicans and ran into a lone whimbrel walking around in the grass on the beach.
The great blue heron was trying to steal this guys bait fish and he chased him off with a fish in his hand. Don’t drop that fish!
A typical scene on the beach. Two great egrets hanging out in the dunes.
Another great blue heron flies by.
A least sandpiper was taking a bath.
Another one (on the far right) was feeding with the sanderlings.
A lesser yellowlegs couple.
A lone marbled godwit digging in the sand.
The beach was covered with jellyfish.
On the pier, a ruddy turnstone was picking at a piece of fish.
Rush hour traffic on the water.
Fabulous collection of shots
Gorgeous sanderling. Love them
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Looks like a beautiful beach day, and your photos are wonderful. Funny seeing the heron trying to steal that fish!
The Whimbrel was a nice surprise.
Looks like a typically pleasant morning at DeSoto.
Great shots!
I love all the birds you found, especially the great blue heron. Every pond in Oklahoma has one standing guard. I love the name whimbrel.
Oh and I love the photos of the ships.
Beautiful photos. Also of the bird trying to steal a fish. And the large jellyfish. Nice to look at, thank you. https://momentsfrozentime.blogspot.com/