We drove back down along the same route and then decided to visit Anastasia State Park, a spit of land bordering the Atlantic, for the hour or two before sunset. The park ranger at the gate told us where we could park and which trails were walkable.
We walked for about an hour in a loop and saw very little, just these mussels growing in the mud.
And this heron which I’d presumed at the time was another Great Blue but it would now seem to be a Tricoloured Heron which I don't think we've seen before.
I stalked it along the shoreline for a while, taking care not to get stuck in the mud.
From a distance I thought it had actually caught some food but it's just grass.
Caused some ruffled feathers though!
American Robin which looks considerably bigger than ours.
A bit dejected at the lack of wildlife we drove on further to Anastasia Beach and as you can see there was a heavy sea mist, but it was rather atmospheric.
No doubt these blobs of foam are caused by some pollutant but they look like mini icebergs to me.
This apparently is a Royal Tern, again a lifer for us.
Sanderlings
I rather like photographing dunes but appreciate they are probably an acquired taste so I've done a little collage.
