When it's windy around here - which it usually is in March - it often reveals new things on the beach. Previously covered items are revealed as sand shifts, and previously underwater items are washed up by the rough surf. Here are a couple of examples I saw on the beach this morning. (Fair warning in advance: one of these pictures might be a bit uncomfortable for you if you are squeamish. I've uploaded it with a small size format, so you'll probably need to click on it to see what it is. If you think it might disturb you...don't click it.)
This appears to be a bait bucket from O'Neal's Dockside. My guess is that it may have fallen off a boat, never to be seen again...well, until it washed up on the beach. It's also possible it fell off a truck driving down the beach, although that scenario makes me wonder why it wouldn't have been picked up rather than left behind.
I'm not sure what type of animal this was, but it was obviously previously buried on the beach...and obviously a while ago, since only the skeleton is left now.
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Judging from the feathers, wings and beak, I'd guess it was a bird of some sort. Probably one of the rare and elusive Ocracoke Dodos that make Ocracoke such a magical and charming place to live.
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