Dewey Beach, DE...seeking Atlantic Solace

 We saw and heard a LOT of beautiful Red-winged Blackbirds,
but this seems to be the only picture I took of one

 Bottlenose Dolphins feeding just offshore!

 Crow by Rehoboth Bay...Dewey really is just a spit of sand between the Atlantic and Rehoboth Bay,
like a miniature OBX, with all the accompanying flaws and charms

Heron on the shore of a small freshwater lake

 Ubiquitous Laughing Gulls

 Boat-tailed Grackle

 Gull, Laughing

 Starling, staring

 Eastern Cottontail!

 Gull

 Lots of beautiful flowers! Love me some Rhododendron...

Gull in the mist

 Laughing Gull

 Bluejay!

 Dolphins again

 Mockingbird, strutting his stuff!

 Black Hawk fly-over (thanks for the ID, S!)

 Gals and Gulls

 Osprey!

 The catch of the day

 Bluefish! And a nature photographer's dream...

 Another Osprey, another meal for the family

 Ubiquitous American Black Duck

 Being Mocked

 Bright Moon, just past full

 Male Blue Grosbeak!

 A "life" bird for me!

 Our view all week...sigh...

Silly Golden butt!

 A gaggle of girls, realizing there are dolphins feeding not ten yards from them!
THIS is what Dewey Beach is all about

 Well, and craft-brewed beer! Dogfish Head 60 min. Ale

 And Crabcakes, of course!

 Dogfish Head 61...60 min.'s slightly more potent brother

Crabcake Caesar Salad at The Starboard

Gotta meet "Under the Shark" when at Dewey Beach!

 There is a bit of history in Dewey Beach

Two observation towers, built in WWII...German U-Boats were active just off-shore

as freighters came and went from ports of call to the north

There are also historic town centers nearby, a restored life-saving station, and much more,

But mostly we went for this

And this

A bit of peace and quiet in the midst of the tumult that is our world these days