Flashy Willet
Published: July 15, 2024
Tags: Rarities, willet, hurricane beryl, beach
The day after the remains of Hurricane Beryl pounded through the northeast, I checked out some of the beaches in our area. Just as I was leaving one of the beaches, my eye caught sight of a Willet standing along the shoreline. Not very large and the color of sand, the shorebird blended right in with the beach sand. A few minutes later, something flushed everything on the beach and the Willet took flight showing off the flashy black and white wing pattern they're so famous for. It was a fun sight to see!
You ain't seen a Willet
'til you've seen a Willet fly.
Its flashy black and white
is what you'll know it by.
Standing still, it's plain and drab
its beauty masked - unTIL-it
takes off and flies and wow!
It's a sexy Willet!