Oystercatchers Flocking Overhead…
It has happened several times before,
Whilst trudging back into the ocean
Following a successful bodyboard ride:
An oystercatcher has suddenly and speedily flown
Across the tide’s tumultuous furore
With a stunning, gleaming, wave-skimming motion,
Which has always halted my plunging, wading stride
To salute its progress, seemingly quite alone…
It happened differently at Porthtowan’s beach today,
For one, then a pair, then maybe a dozen in a flock
Flew across the surf directly in front of me and I gaped
At the spectacle in wonder, for as the tide had raced in,
They had all taken to the air in a spectacular array,
A disrupted, untidy formation though, flying amok
To find another exposed rocky outcrop, draped
By shellfish along the shoreline’s interminable din…
Pete Ray
11th November 2024…
I can be seen pointing at the oystercatchers as I walk back into the ocean, hoping for another decent bodyboarding ride…
I really like oystercatchers and the ones below were spotted at Padstow, a day later, 12th November 2024, alongside the Camel Trail…
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