well I found him..

 sunrise...causeway.. lake.. then on the drive back from the beach early this morning  had to try again like I did yesterday.. he was on his regular perch 'above' Rt 17.. he didn't stay long.. in fact a couple of pics with the 70-300L lens and 'he flew the coop'.. guess he didn't like that I got too close

clouds make for an interesting sunrise

quiet as I walked the dunes walkway at 40th street toward the beach well before sunrise..  an invasion of tourons before 6am.. sun broke thru the low clouds in the hazy sky..  very little wind.. 78*..  and getting hotter this afternoon.. surf water was the usual uglee dingy brown

Moon setting just before sunrise

a crab's-eye view

an early before sunrise invasion of the 'tourons'

a 'happy tree' along the dunes walkway at 40th street

sunrise shining on the beach..

wow.. the 'tourons' are getting out there earlier and earlier every morning.. now they're out on the beach before sunrise.. 'what a revoltin' development this is'... looks like the start of a busy July 4th holiday-week coming up.. e-gads

raindrops keep falling.. early

 drizzling  as I left the house on my drive over to the island.. after last nite's heavy rains looks like more on the way today.. flowers are lovin' it..  not much going on in the surf fishing wise the past few days.. by 9am skies were clearing..the forecast of an 80% chance of rain became 10% in the blink of an eye.. sunny day so far.. forecast for t-storms overnite..

a quiet early Sunday morning at the beach

on the west end at 40th street.. a couple of the regular dog walkers.. a few joggers.. and just a small number of walkers..everybody slept in..nice and quiet just like I like it..

peek-a-boo

a 'ray' reaches Ray

rolling over

looking northeast up the ICW

another peek-a-boo meet and greet at the lake

dragging a net for shrimp in the ICW

a Woostork on his regular perch at the Lake

and more

another pretty early morning

more tourons  are out at the beach at sunrise on this pretty early morning..  a stop at the lake on the drive home

an early morning 'do'

Intracoastal Waterway(ICW) after a low cloud non-sunrise.. this is it--- an early morning 'do' on this Green Heron at the Lake ... Oyster Bay Twin Lakes water temps.. 84.2* .. and a face only a mother could love--Turkey Buzzard

gotta love this 'hairdo'