Moonrise, high tide

The full moon was rising above the clouds.

After the storm

The wind and waves persisted long after the rain.

Before the storm

A big storm blew in our last night at the beach.  

The waves and wind picked up long before the thunderstorm.

Shore birds

We spent a few days with friends at the beach - Emerald Isle, NC.

The shore birds were busy running in and out of the waves.

Solitary sandpiper.

Willet

Laughing Gulls

And of course Brown Pelicans.