Barnegat Lighthouse wildlife

We've had many overcast days lately. The sun refused to shine when I attempted to photograph the Barnegat Lighthouse, so I had to settle for the misty look.

We had a nice walk on Long Beach Island last Saturday. You can walk out on the rocks and follow them for quite a distance.

The Harlequins love to hug the coastline. They ride the surf toward the rocky cliffs and wrench barnacles from the rock surface. This male Harlequin passed right in front of us. The Common Loon in winter plumage shook and stretched its wings before continuing its hunt for crustaceans.

Afterward when the clouds covered the sun once again, way off in the distance a harbor seal popped up out of the bay and looked around, then dove under, disappeared and resurfaced closer to the ocean. This seal photo is greatly cropped.