Two Gulls at Chincoteague

There were lots of gulls at Chincoteague. There were tracks all over the beach when we walked there the first afternoon. The wind was cold - not conducive for a long photo session so I focused on one gull that stood surveillance at the water’s edge. Maybe he was watching me - ready to fly away if I took a step closer. I used the zoom on my camera and he continued to pose for the few minutes I tolerated the cold.

The more interesting event happened the next morning. It was still cold. We noticed a gull carrying something swooping down onto a sand bank. We pulled to the side of the rode and I took a series of pictures sitting in the car with the window rolled down!  The gull had caught a crab. The crab was still trying to escape when it was first thrown to the sand bank. But the gull proceeded to eat his catch soon enough. The crab was brunch for the gull!

Two Falls at Montour Falls NY

We saw the sign for the Village of Montour Falls and followed the arrows to the falls. The Aunt Sarah’s Falls is directly across the street from the sign! There was a small parking lot and we got out to take pictures. There has been rain recently so there was plenty of water rolling down over the rocks. Several years ago we had seen the falls during a drier season and the rocks were barely damp.

We followed the arrow onward - taking an angled turn when another sign directed - to find the She-Qua-Ga Falls which is surrounded by the village.

There is a small park and street parking for this falls. Houses and civic buildings in a wide variety of architectural styles border the park. I liked the house next to the falls with Ionic columns.