Dinner at the lighthouse
Newly-hatched Common Tern chicks
The light’s been out for 90 years.
Quahogs- they’re beautiful.
Sunset over Oil Shed and ponds.
(Almost) Every sunset’s a great sunset on Monomoy
The sunset’s great, but what are we supposed to do now?
Lighthouse potluck
Thanks, from a friend
Monomoy Light, closeup
Tern colony welcoming committee
The very air is thick with birds.
Coyote tracks, approaching tern colony
Fishing for diner at the lighthouse
Some birds still trying to get out for a fly.
Monomoy Light tower steps
Sunset over ponds and Powder Hole, from the top of the light
Leftover seal food
Monomoy Light, close approach
The adults hate us, but the chicks don’t seem too bothered by humans
Downtime at camp: adult coloring books
DCIM120GOPRO
The humble weatherport, bastion of civilization.
Sunset over Powder Hole
Horseshoe crab molts
The pot rack at the lightouse
Waiting for the storm to either crash into camp or pass us by.
Night sky, looking west.
Lighthouse kitchen sunset
Bog wandering
Downtime at camp: cards
West Beach and Nantucket Sound
Monomoy Light, Lighthouse Beach Landing approach
Night over the weatherport
Typical terns
Celestial lighthouse over Monomoy Light
Sun over Atlantic
Private beaches on the Cape suck, until they’re your private beach.
Wandering the mists
Monomoy Light, moon light.
Terns and storm. This one actually bypassed the island completely.
Lighthouse exit
More Lighthouse dinner shots
Lighthouse approach
Lighthouse exit strategy: don’t get bogged down.
Coyote tracks: not welcome
Monday morning commute
Lighthouse kitchen and its abundant rustic charm
Sit and wait
Terns at night
Rustic charm at the lighthouse
Someone else’s footsteps on the trail to the Lighthouse. Could be USFWS, USDA, or someone wandering the island.
A pool for the chicks.
Monomoy Crossover, looking south
Unhatched eggs are a reality of life on the island.
Monomoy LIght
Distant views of the light.
Monomoy Crossover, looking north
Rustic charm at the lightouse
In flight
Poi balls post-sunset
The Oil Shed
Tern dive bombing
The Lighthouse
Notes from Monomoy 