Khürt WilliamsSalt Marsh means American Oystercatcher
American Oystercatchers in an Ocean City salt marsh.https://islandinthenet.com/salt-marsh-means-american-oystercatcher/
Yellow-crowned Night Herons at Ocean City
Spotted Yellow-crowned Night Herons tucked into Eastern red cedar.https://islandinthenet.com/yellow-crowned-night-herons-at-ocean-city/
Great Egret Breeding Plumage at the Ocean City Welcome Center
A stranger with binoculars pointed us to a way down to the egretshttps://islandinthenet.com/great-egret-breeding-plumage-at-the-ocean-city-welcome-center/
More Than Herons
tides, crabs, and killifish drive an entire coastal ecosystem
Swede’s PhotographsGood morning. 🌅🌊🍵
29 April 2026
We’re doing a little traveling in May. We’ll head up to Arkansas to watch our granddaughter graduate from college, then turn west into Oklahoma to meet our newest great‑granddaughter. It’s not a huge trip—maybe three days of driving altogether—mixed with “camping out” in hotels. And honestly, the hotel life is something we enjoy now and then. There’s a certain rugged adventure in surviving the Holiday Inn Express, the Marriott, or the Sheraton, where only the truly hardened can endure.
It’s a strange moment when you realize you’re old enough to be a great‑grandparent. It hits with that “oh my, what happened” feeling. One day you’re fine, and the next—boom—you’re ancient. You’re still here, of course, but you’re no longer part of the machinery that keeps society running. That’s all been handed off to younger generations, except for the few of us who refuse to step aside quietly. Instead, we keep inserting ourselves into the fray until the end, dragging as many people with us as possible. Do I really believe that? Probably not entirely—but that’s what came out. It’s complicated.
In stories and shows, you never see a group of seventy‑somethings working in an office or partying until dawn. Well, except for The Golden Girls. People in their seventies and eighties have appointments and regimens to keep. Speaking of which, I need to make sure I have enough meds for the trip. 😂
“Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.” — Chili Davis
“Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.” — Lois Wyse
“Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.” — Terry Pratchett
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Black-crowned Night Heron at Golden Hour
Most of the herons were hidden in the cedars.https://islandinthenet.com/black-crowned-night-heron-at-golden-hour/
Glossy Ibis in Flight
Bhavna spotted them first.
Snowy Egret Perched at the Rookery in Breeding Plumage
A Snowy Egret holds its ground at the Ocean City rookery.
White Ibis at Ocean City
White Ibises massing in the hundreds at the Jersey Shore.
Rock Pigeon at Ocean City Welcome Centre
First time photographing Rock Pigeon.https://islandinthenet.com/rock-pigeon-at-ocean-city-welcome-centre/
