Sanibel~Always something new~

Howdee all,

A few days ago Jeff and I woke up bright and early and headed for the beach.

We again, went to the beach near the lighthouse, a favorite shelling spot of ours.

 

The sun was just starting to show itself.

Willets were already prancing around at the waters edge.

I was here to collect shells…

But, I found myself fascinated by the beach scenes…and all the amazing things on the sand..

It was a delightful morning.

Shell seekers out in the low tide..

Birds fly over head.

Sanderlings feed near the waters edge..

I notice the Pen shell being lit up by the rising sun.

So I go crazy taking photos of them..

Hope you like Pen shells :)

A Sea anemone..glowing in the morning light.

It closes…

More …lighted Pen shells

They all catch the sun a bit differently

They are glowing!

Wow!

This mini light show went on a bit longer until the sun was higher in the sky.

There were areas with many of these white shells.

I haven't been able to ID these yet.

I came across this crab claw.

The colors were stunning!

 

Starfish

Anyone want to ID this feather?

Ripples in sand

I love seeing the beach like this..

I know some prefer pure white sand without all this stuff…

I heart natural beach debris…

And things like this..

Does anyone know what critter made this?

Oh look..I found some birds..

Black Skimmers, Royal, Forster’s and Sandwich Tern

Snowy Plover

Peeps~We saw Dunlin, Western Sandpiper, Sanderling, two Red knot. Black bellied Plover and Rudy turnstone

Peeps and Peeple..

Peeps and their reflections..

I love seeing all these peeps

Its also nice to see people walking around the birds rather than straight thru them like many beach walkers do.

 

Another Fine morning in Sanibel