Flagler Beach, Florida

Hello,

During one of our overnight trips we were close to Flagler Beach for a sunrise and a nice walk. This beach is on Florida's east coast, 20 miles north of Daytona Beach. I captured a beautiful sunrise and I included some birds seen nearby.

I am guessing that these are the Royal Tern below. It has the shaggy short crest.

Another guess, the Herring Gull, they have pink legs and feet.

A view of the beach, gulls and ocean.

Brown Pelicans floating with a fishing boat in the distance.

I may do another post with photos from this day, we went to Daytona Beach and the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse just down the road.

My thankful list:
I am thankful to see a beautiful sunrise.
I am thankful I am able to travel some during my retirement years.
I am thankful for all the wonderful comments on my blog post.

Thank you for your visit and comments on my post. Enjoy your day and the weekend ahead!

Thanks to Michelle for the meme Thankful Thursday

I am also linking up to Skywatch Friday, I hope to see you there.

Thank you to Sylvia, Yogi and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday.

Saturday's Critter's #47

Saturday's Critter's #47


Happy weekend everyone! I am looking forward to seeing everyone's critters this week..I appreciate everyone who has linked up in the past and for those who are linking in on this week's critter party.

I am sharing more the birds and gulls seen on the beach at Ocean City, Maryland.  

 I love the look on the closest Tern..The Black Skimmer in the rear look like juveniles, they are a brownish color instead of the black color of the adult..

 What Gull?  I was thinking maybe a juvie Herring Gull. Edited, I now believe these gulls are the juvenile Laughing Gull.

 A closer look at the Black Skimmer's bill.

I am not sure if this flock of birds flying  by were the Black Ducks or DC Cormorants..I hope you enjoyed seeing more birds from Ocean City Maryland...

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Thanks to Tex Theresa aka Tex, I was able to add this link up button and thanks to  Jennifer for creating my photo badge.

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Thank you for linking up to the critter party. I also appreciate the visits, comments and the support of my blogging friends................... Have a happy weekend!
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Assateague Island, Maryland

 I am linking up with   Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

These shots are from last weekend's visit to Assateague Island National Seashore. Hubby and I  enjoyed our weekend away and I took lots of photos.

 Above is a scene from Assateague Island, the Assateague wild ponies, and a couple of Yellow Rump Warblers.

The Yellow Rump warblers were seen all over Assateague Island.

 Above is the larger shot of the Brant Geese.

 Above is a flock of Brant ( which are small geese) , another Yellow Rump Warbler and bottom right is a female Bufflehead.

I am not the best at id-ing gulls but I think this one is a Herring Gull. Larger in size than the Ring-billed Gull.

On the day before we were able to walk out on the boardwalk, on this morning the tide was high and water was up to the parking lot. 

These Ruddy ducks were a distance away so this shot is fuzzy from cropping. They are cute ducks with their stiff and raised tail feathers. The male has a white cheek and a blue bill. The female has a single dark stripe on its cheek.

 Above is a cropped shot of the female Ruddy duck.

Thanks for stopping by and of course I always appreciate your comments. Join in on the fun and for more wonderful photos please visit  Mosaic Monday and more from  Our World Tuesday
 Thanks to our host: Mary our host of Mosaic Monday and to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy and Jennifer.  Thanks also for stopping by to see my post.  I wish everyone a happy week!