We run into some friends at the beach

ORMOND BEACH, FL - - Early Sunday morning we packed the cameras and headed out...to the beach. The beach is just over one mile from our house, but that parking area was full of vehicles from the surf crowd. One mile up the beach we found an almost empty parking area. There were three folks watching the sunrise. One, who was wielding a long lens, tipped us to wait a few minutes and the birds would arrive.

First up were The Three Skimmers: Moe, Larry and Curley. Below: A Snowy Egret wades in the outgoing surf...and forgets there's an incoming wave. Surprise!!