Wildlife Bulletin

Running on the beach this morning before breakfast, I noticed something popping under my feet. I thought it was seaweed at first but it turned out to be the sound of bluebottles, small jellyfish, bursting. They're a couple of inches long, translucent, with a blue core and a long, blue tentacle that does the stinging.

There were hundreds washed up by the heavy seas and high winds of the last few days and some still had their fins, which act as a sail, erect. The popping sound is quite satisfying, by the way. I also saw an osprey and a heron.