Town and Beach

When I visited the centre of the Town? Village? a whole bunch of folk were pointing their phones into a gum tree opposite the IGA.  Sure enough there was a not-bear.  Frances and I passed through about 3 pm and it was still there.

 Hyperactive as always!

If some one had set up a charity stall and charged $5 a photo local NGOs would have been miles in front!

On to Bastion Point where the rocks at the bottom of the steps were surprisingly well exposed.

 Another not-bear.  In this case  Bear Seaweed Crab (Notomithrax ursus).  This was a very small specimen: the larger one was negatively phototropic (ie hid as soon as I produces my camera).

We found a few Tritons  ...

...  and Shield Limpets.

Perhaps the ones found previously on the far side of the Great Wall have moved (or been moved by the sea) to this side?

A nice Brittle Star.

Part of a flock of about 45 Red-necked Stints.

This reminded me of the final part of the battle in Zulu.  Less Australian Pied Oystercatchers than there were warriors at Rorkes Drift.

A Grey Plover - after some elp from the FB group..