Edgy Oystercatchers…
A neap tide ran cold evening infiltrations between huge
Boulders and strewn rocks upon Mousehole’s shore,
Its incursions not quite reaching a protective granite wall.
Slick, splashed stone ten metres away remained uncovered
By the hesitant rushes of sea water and yet I discovered
A pair of fidgety oystercatchers there and I was instantly in thrall
And silently statuesque, despite the ocean’s cursing furore-
A captive audience of their poking bills, strikingly rouge…
Pete Ray
19th June 2024…
Unperturbed by my presence on the granite wall, the two oystercatchers prodded on until I left them in peace to search out late pickings between the rocks…
THE GRANITE WALL IS SEEN AT BOTTOM LEFT, ONE OF THE OYSTERCATCHERS IS IN THE SEAWEED...
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