The Cape Doctor, South Eastern wind was blowing fiercely.
Helpless they sat on the old jetty facing the wind and no one could even think of flying in this wind.
A surprise phone call took us down to our part of the ocean to meet for lunch with a friend from another town. It is quite a distance from us he is one of my special old friends from up north before we both relocated down here to the Cape. As we chatted over hamburgers I had a good view of the beach and here is the result.
A Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) surrounded by White-breasted cormorants (Phalacrocorax lucidus) and Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis) species.
This crowd of kelp gulls also sat facing the south eastern wind.
A seal took a dive into the choppy waters here.
A wind so strong that it lifted some of the birds.
Passively the Heron sat amidst the cormorants.
Drat, I couldn't get the heron's full stretch here as it is difficult to take photos when the wind slams into one's body.
So, after his stretch I hoped that the heron would try to take off.
But no, he simply changed his position and was still sitting there when we had to go.
Like I said, flying birds at the beach today were very scarce.
My friend will return tomorrow morning and he has invited us for me to take some photos of the sunset later today, as he is on the top floor of a high rise apartment building.
It has a clear view of the ocean and the bonus is that I will not be troubled by the wind.
So please hold thumbs that I will get some good shots.
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Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.
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