November 10, 2015 – Bahia Honda State Park

Dinata Misovec

Today was our first visit (this season) to Bahia Honda for a walk on the beach.  We picked a hot day to do it.  South Florida is having a heat wave and the temperature was 89 degrees with hardly any air movement. It was also close to high tide and the beach was narrow.

As usual, my first stop was the ladies’ room. I found Andy waiting for me looking at the ocean from the shade.

b Andy Looking at Beach

We walked up the beach until we came to the spot where some dead trees are blocking the dry beach and we would have to take our shoes off and walk in the water to get by.

b Beach Bahia Honda

There were dozens of small shore birds picking dinner out of the grass washed up on the beach. They scurried along in front of us, trying not to let us get too close, but still stopping periodically to pick up some tidbit. If we got too close, they would take off flying just a few yards down the beach behind us.

b Birds in Beach Grass

When we got to the downed trees, we turned around and walked to the west. It was blazing hot in the mid-afternoon sun and I was sweating off my sun block.

This small piece of coral was lying on the beach.  It is only two or three inches across.  I squatted down to get close up.

b Coral on Sand

The western end of the beach has a lot of rocks, but most of them were drowned by the high tide. There were different, larger birds there.  They stood on the rocks a few feet into the water and were not too concerned with us. The sun was just right on the birds and the rocks. It was the prettiest I’ve ever seen those ugly rocks.

b Long Beak

b Short Beak

I must have walked right by this on the way west, but noticed it when we headed back to the car. Someone stuck it into the sand for a nice effect.

b Stuck in Sand

I think I will wait for cooler weather before walking the beach again.

 

12 thoughts on “November 10, 2015 – Bahia Honda State Park”

  1. bowmanauthor November 11, 2015 / 2:26 am

    Love the pictures of the birds. They posed so beautifully for you.

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      • bowmanauthor November 11, 2015 / 9:47 am

        Ha, ha, ha! I so love your sense of humor! You remind me so much of myself. I do so love the beach. I miss it so much. I miss swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, especially the calmer Gulf side of Florida–Largo, Clearwater Beach. I would swim for hours as a teen visiting my Grandparents. And despite your levity, I bet the birds have rather cute butts.

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  2. milliethom November 11, 2015 / 9:21 am

    Lovely photos, Dinata – and I’m so envious of your weather! I know you said it was ridiculously hot, but I’d just love some sunshine right now,. It’s so grey and miserable here today, and very windy, too. Your blue sky is to die for (not literally! 🙂 ) The seabird pics are lovely,and the tiny piece of coral is awesime…such an interesting shape, I really enjoyed the walk along the beach with you today.

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  3. honestme363 November 12, 2015 / 7:10 pm

    Beautiful photos Dinata! *sigh* They make me miss summer all ready. Thanks for the tour.☺

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    • Dinata Misovec November 12, 2015 / 10:10 pm

      Thank you. Endless summer (well, almost) is a great big benefit of our RV lifestyle. I’ll try to share more of the keys this winter.

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