Spread Your Wings and ..... Dry!

A warm day it is today here in South Mississippi - in the low 70's. Warm weather like that in December usually means a shower preceding a cold front. Today is no exception. A good soaking rain drenched the plant life and all the creatures here, too. We humans weren't the only ones drying out in the sun that followed the brief showers. Shore birds could be spotted on post after post with wings outstretched. Double-crested cormorants sat with wings facing the sun to dry, as did many brown pelicans. At the Inner Harbor, almost a dozen brown pelicans worked diligently preening damp feathers and soaking up the warmth.

Once again today, the white pelicans were present on a sandbar off of East Beach. Dozens of them sat in a group, much like a congregation meeting for Sunday church services. They were joined by more congregants including brown pelicans and hundreds of sea gulls, all peacefully relaxing in the afternoon breeze.