clouds.. foggy.. and a one of a kind feathered friend

a 'different' kind of morning.. and day.. shooting thru the fog.. plenty of early morning clouds made for a late sunrise.. the 'ultimate touron'.. and a 'one of a kind' feather-find-- a Roseate Spoonbill-- in an unusual place-- in a catch-basin right across from Ross and TJ Maxx in Myrtle Beach and far far north from its normal range and habitat-- Florida and down thru South and Central America-- a 'Hurricane Dorian hitchhiker' .. have seen other varieties of Spoonbills before while in Costa Rica over the many times we've been there but never this far north.. https://birdsna.org/Species-…/…/species/rosspo1/introduction ....and to top off the day.. while in Bass Pro Shops another 'local-regular' being driven around the store .. she's always 'dressed to the nines'.. first time she wouldn't shake my hand in the many times I've seen her in the store...

a day after a Full Moon setting in the Western sky

a tourist with a big piece of driftwood

along the Dunes Walkway

at Veteran's Park in Sunset Beach

a  late sunrise in the park over the Intracoastal Waterway

Blue Heron at the Lake

guess I got too close

same here with these Egrets

Geese taking a siesta while we were in Myrtle Beach shopping

rare to find this far north  Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill sifting thru the silty bottom

look close-- a PAIR of Geese

taking a drink

 

gotta love those 'goldi-locks'