Zatarra – an old trunk of a tree washed ashore – View in Gallery

I’m very glad it is getting warmer out, at least some of the time, it was actually snowing earlier today. On a different day when it was warm out, I took a long walk on the beach and this old tree that had been washed ashore caught my eye. There is also a flock of birds in the background. From a distance they might be mistaken for seagulls, but they are actually Caspian Terns.1 I haven’t been able to get very close to them, they seem more reclusive than the more common Ring-billed Gull.2

Caspian Tern in flight	Ring-billed Gull

1. Hydroprogne caspia [↩]
2. Larus delawarensis [↩]