By the jetty
/Pine Point, Maine
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Almost springtime in the marsh
/Scarborough Marsh, Maine
Hovertrotting
/The hovertrot: a how-to guide for gulls
- angle into sea breeze; lift off lackadaisically
- hold wings outstretched without flapping
- skim across beach without gaining altitude
- periodically paddle ground with feet
- maintain trajectory/nonchalance for 100+ meters
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
As performed by a herring gull yesterday.
Yipes, stripes
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This week's breaking news is that we (still) don't know what zebra stripes are for! A new study says, rather unshockingly, that they probably aren't much use as camouflage.
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/Pine Point Beach, Maine (click to enlarge)
(I didn't really say it out loud.)