... we hope for a quiet amble along the ocean... and then...
... the ranger informs us the beach is closed so Piping Plovers have peace during nesting season...
Piping Plovers are SPECIAL birds, threatened with extinction...
... and this is why beach strolls are now reserved for them... and ONLY for them...
... there is still a small piece of beach opened, on the south end of the Refuge...
... here... with sand, rocks, waves, clouds, light, and ducks...
... until arriving at STOP NO ENTRY BEYOND THIS SIGN...
... nest in peace...
