On our second morning on the Island I hauled Ken out of bed at 5:30am, made a thermos of coffee and headed for Cavendish Beach. It was a glorious day and the rising sun on the red cliffs looked as good as I had hoped it would! These photos have not been saturated - this is really what it looks like along the shore at that time of morning.
There was a group of gulls hanging out on a sandbar just off the shore. To get their photo against the cliffs I wandered out into the water a short way. I think it was worth it.
The gulls are mainly Great Black Backed Gulls, the largest type of seagull in North America. When they fly they actually look like bald eagles until you look closely. They are really huge birds. In this grouping we have both adults and juveniles. If you click on the photo to enlarge it you will see the amazing red "eyeliner" that matches the red dot on their beaks.
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