Month: January 2016

Beach Bugs!

We talked last week about meiofauna – those tiny creatures that live between grains of sand on the beach, and how they are essential to the cleanliness of our beach by aiding in the decay of organic matter and to the food chain, but what lives on the beach – aside from our many birds Read More …

Life In Our Beach Sand!

You wouldn’t think there would be any life in our desert like beach; sure there’s a lot of life on the beach – various kinds of shore birds; some evil biting beach fleas in the seaweed; people; loose dogs – but in the sand? How could anything live in the sand? But tiny creatures not Read More …

Is Winter in Ogunquit for the Birds?

Those of you chasing golf balls in Florida in the warming sun or those of you basking on a beach down in the islands or in the Sunshine State, may not think that watching birds can be very interesting, especially when you’re working on your game or watching the passing scenery on your warm and Read More …