My Tern, Conchy Joes and birding friends

We did some beach walking at Jensen Beach on the Atlantic. Ran across a flock of Royal Terns standing on the beach, tried to creep up on them to get a picture but spooked them and they flew. Took a quick snap shot of them flying away and figured it would not be any good, turned out to be a picture I liked.

There is an old restaurant in Jensen called Conchy Joes, they are famous for Conch chowder, they serve it with a bottle of Cream Sherry to douse it with. Nita is ready to dig into a bowl in the picture below, quite good, topped it off with a basket of steamed shrimp.

We have enjoyed bird watching, conversations and campfires with our next door neighbors here at the Locks. Randy and Elaine Fisher have been professional bird carvers for 30 years. In the winter they participate in the many art shows in Florida. Randy does the carving and Elaine does painting. Their beautiful birds look alive. The one in the picture below is a half size Red Tailed Hawk. They travel in a large trailer and produce birds between shows. They left today, hope to meet up with them again in the Keys in several weeks.

Location:St Lucie Locks