tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post4137141971459154877..comments2008-08-22T08:45:58.565-05:00Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-79436362005088597242008-08-22T08:08:00.000-05:002008-08-22T08:08:00.000-05:00I agree...thanks for the tidbit regarding the melanin; who knew? Perhaps that’s why the leucistic eagle they found near here was in such bad shape (I mentioned him in July). Maybe the melanin, in toughening the feathers, also strengthens them against mites. Now you have me wanting to go read up and see what about ‘dark’ does this… I like that about your blog!Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09334121900896195207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-54823419655608016402008-08-21T12:57:00.000-05:002008-08-21T12:57:00.000-05:00Cool! You got a shot of the seal!birdchickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751235120097847798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-72024658923925851012008-08-20T16:33:00.000-05:002008-08-20T16:33:00.000-05:00Julie, I am constantly amazed at both the depth and extent of your "science chimp" knowledge, and the skill with which you share that knowledge. I never knew the importance of the black wing-tips.<BR/><BR/>Loved the images of the misty beach, too. I can almost feel the tingling moisture on my arms and smell the salty air of the shore.Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014655699830796979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-80037228970848842762008-08-20T12:27:00.000-05:002008-08-20T12:27:00.000-05:00Interesting factoid about the melanin...Our glaucous-winged gulls lack the black wingtips, and their primaries are quite hammered by the time they molt...Now I know why!Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18037151652023799197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-89810032653630313502008-08-20T09:12:00.000-05:002008-08-20T09:12:00.000-05:00Thanks for the trip out to see shorebirds! We have lots of pristine beaches left up here in the North East. I just hope our modern society can recognize how important they are. Thanks for the Roseate Tern. I have never seen one.northern birderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11193003651200949674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-55849033147696149582008-08-20T08:10:00.000-05:002008-08-20T08:10:00.000-05:00"toodleoodleoodle call"? ...LOL I love to read you!<BR/><BR/>I wonder if you aren't a Cancer-child. I was born in July...and feel the same way about the ocean that you seem to feel. Thank you for the wonderful 'fix'.<BR/><BR/>BeverlyBeverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09334121900896195207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-30531920334435431992008-08-20T00:00:00.000-05:002008-08-20T00:00:00.000-05:00Thanks for the reminder of all that I take for granted so close to home... I love living near the shore!LauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-11588890162658946452008-08-19T21:47:00.000-05:002008-08-19T21:47:00.000-05:00So much beauty in this post. Worn feathers, sanderlings hanging on to some color as Autumn approaches.<BR/>And that beach! It's lost in time.Susan Gets Nativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-9015940456600737582008-08-19T20:45:00.000-05:002008-08-19T20:45:00.000-05:00Ahhh I am making my annual pilgrimage to Cape Cod in the next month....I can hardly wait! Great to see your pictures and learn more about the flora and fauna!ohio-guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615815078198038493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-87490562356881756822008-08-19T20:34:00.000-05:002008-08-19T20:34:00.000-05:00The misty beach. Ooooo. Thanks for another wonderful post and especially for the walk on the beach. Miss it. Love it.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-71546456954477943762008-08-19T18:51:00.000-05:002008-08-19T18:51:00.000-05:00Be careful, or that seal will want to take you for a wife!Trixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04765602736333069178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-73708328403077907452008-08-19T18:44:00.000-05:002008-08-19T18:44:00.000-05:00It has been ages since we visited Cape Cod, but I did so love the place. I looked at those wonderful beaches and thought--this is what the Atlantic seacoast was meant to look like, not the tawdry trumped up absurd buildings we have littered the sand with.KGMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.com