Tuesday 25 February 2014

By the sea

I found this wonderful piece of driftwood on the John Muir Walkway near Musselburgh today. I love how it looks like a whale.... I'll probably keep it myelf, though I may add it to the beach findings section of the Crafty Green Poet Etsy shop....

It was a beautiful day today, windy but clear and mild. Lots of birds around. The wonderful sound of the year's first full song from the skylarks. Stonechats chasing each other between the fence posts and through the long grass. Velvet scoters and long tailed ducks on the sea.

The Lagoons were full of birds, including about one hundred oystercatchers, over 50 curlews, wigeon and a very grumpy juvenile grey heron.

12 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

it is cool. :)

The Weaver of Grass said...

I just love driftwood Juliet - lucky you to find it.

Dartford Warbler said...

A lovely whale. I would be tempted to keep him/her!

Thank you for the links to birds (RSPB site). A friend on Orkney was recently describing Long Tails that she had seen on a walk . Now I have looked them up on your link and I`m sure I have never seen one. What pretty birds they are!

My friend and I were talking at cross purposes. She thinking of Long Tailed Ducks and me of Long Tailed Tits. We then had a vision of the ducks hanging off a bird feeder......!

Crafty Green Poet said...

TexWis - it is isn't it?

Weaver - very lucky, i almost tripped over it!

Dartford, I probably will keep the whale! I like your story of the confusion over long tails! The ducks are lovely, I'm always delighted when I see them at Musselburgh

Draffin Bears said...

Hi Juliet,

Love your little whale - isn't it great to find something interesting at the beach. I am always on the look out for pretty shells and treasures.

Happy week
hugs
Carolyn

eileeninmd said...

Nice find! The birding sounds great too. I would love to see the large group of oystercatchers.

Magyar said...

driftwood
of this tidal artist
eye sees aye

__In this senryu, the archaic definition of aye.

__Isn't it grand to find things such as this whale; perhaps... never before seen! _m

sage said...

John Muir Walkway? Is that named for the naturalist who had Scottish roots? I've hiked his routes in the Sierras and now will have to check out this walk.

Maureen @ Josephina Ballerina said...

Wonder why Young Heron was grumpified?

Crafty Green Poet said...

sage - yes it's the same John Muir! I visted Muir Woods on a family holiday in California many years ago

Crafty Green Poet said...

Magyar, thanks for your senryu and yes, amazing to find this whale!

Maureen , I too wondered why the heron looked so grmpy, but maybe like disapproving rabbits, the facial expression had nothing to do with mood!

Optimistic Existentialist said...

I always find myself wondering the story behind driftwood. How far did it travel? Where did it come from? How was its journey?