It was down to 60 degrees again with a pretty good wind but not enough wind to blow the sand around. I saw some sandpipers and some purple flowers growing next to rocks in the sand. I wondered how some plants can grow even in beach sand? Our dog walked along with me but because of the cold wind where I needed to put on my jackets hood to keep my neck from getting stiff in the cold moist foggy wind but I stayed toasty warm with my hooded jacket keeping me warm. I wore shorts so there is less chance of water wetting my pant legs and went barefoot into about 8 to 10 inches of wave water hitting the shore. I saw some Sand pipers today ( a type of shore bird on the oceans).
These are what Sand pipers tend to look like:
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Scolopacidae
is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many
species known as sandpipers, but also others such as woodcocks, curlews
and snipes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked
out of the mud or soil. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Scolopacidae
Size: 6 to 12 inches britannica.com
Class: Aves
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Scolopacidae; Rafinesque, 1815
Kingdom: Animalia
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