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