Here is the long-overdue end of our visit to Orchard Beach and Pelham Bay Park.
We encountered some animals too, not always alive :-/
The first pictures are of (dead) horseshoe crabs. I had no idea what it was until I spotted one in one beach around where we live and hubby got all excited about it ;-) Fossils of these strange animals were found dating back to 450 million years ago! Also, their blood is a beautiful blue and is used to detect bacteria and impurities in pharmaceutical drugs!
There were some seagulls (alive!) and the skeleton of a creature we were not able to identify (it pretty much looked like the skeleton of a goa’uld to me!).
Finally, we met a cute little family of swans: Mom and Pop Swan and their cygnets. Adorable! Needless to say, one of the swans (the mother?) was paying close attention to what we were doing.
Finally, a short video (mostly so you can see the Swan family):
Books, cupcakes and cats chasing chipmunks... 
I can remember horseshoe crabs from my youth.
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They seem to be interesting creatures. We don’t have them in France.
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They move slowly on land, and are not edible.
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Fantastic pictures, and even more fantastic video!! the Swan family is so cute :-)
Thank you!!!!
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Thank you :-)
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i really enjoyed the video!! beautiful beaches and adorable little swan family!!
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Glad you liked it :-)
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The little swan family is so sweet. A little bit of relaxation in our hustle bustle lives we live. Take care and have a great weekend. BAM
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Thank you! Hope you have a nice weekend too!
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Very nice photos, Carine. Horseshoe crabs are such ancient-looking creatures. You’re wise to be cautious around a swan family. When I was a boy, we rented a cabin and were thrilled to see a family of swans not far from our cabin on the lake. I don’t remember exactly when it happened but one day we were walking with our dog along the beach and the swan parents took offense, chasing us all the way back to the cabin. After that, Dad checked to see if it was safe for us to leave the cabin for the rest of our vacation. :)
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Thank you!
I think I also saw a video once on the Internet of a dog being chased by a swan. It must have been quite impressive for you as a kid, I guess!
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Aww, so sorry we didn’t know about the Swedish Festival in Battery Park! Please direct mail us any upcoming events you know of. Thanks!
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Although I knew about it, I saw it advertised on your blog too.
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Well, look at that! We have over 1,000 activities on our site at any given time and it’s updated daily, so sometimes I look at something and I swear that I’ve never seen it before! My bad.
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