Thursday, April 29, 2021

Windmill Harbor Marina - Last day, a Blue Herron nest, and lunch at Hudson's Seafood

 

Hudson's Seafood - great place right on the ICW!

What better day than to celebrate our last day at Hilton Head with lunch at Hudson's Seafood! The restaurant is right on the ICW and they have docks for smaller boats to tie up for lunch or dinner. They have a huge outdoor dining area but the shade was limited so we chose to eat inside. They serve locally caught fish so I had the flounder sandwich, it was done up just right - excellent. 

Two blue herons in their nest - but where is it?

On the way home, we took Hoolie out for his afternoon walk and discovered a blue heron nest. I never thought a heron nest would be so high up, I envisioned one being near the ground but this one was way out on a limb that didn't look very stable. 

Way up there, can you see it? (out on the middle limb leaning to the left)

I was further surprised when I saw one of the two herons walking around on their tall, thin legs in the nest. They certainly go for heights when they settle in for the mating season. I would think it wouldn't be very stable in a high wind, but then they can fly so they have an out. 

On Friday, we head north again to reach Beaufort, SC, and meet up with friends the next day on Saturday. We are slowly moving north. 

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