"You're Making us nervous."

What can I say about Jones Beach on the ides of July? First of all, I haven't had this much fun in water since I was body surfing out in Waimea Bay. Nicole is not much of a fan getting tossed around by giant waves, so she documented some of my boyish behavior on camera while bird watching. After seeing her great wildlife shots, I would say she had just as much fun as I did--maybe more.

Who got the most out of the experience? I'll let you be the judge!

Nicole was very lucky to see these fantastic birds in flight. The Common Tern has a habitat that ranges from northern Canada in the summer to Southern Argentina in the Winter. Rarely are they seen anywhere in between. I saw one them fly about six inches over my head while I was splashing around in the surf.

I was wondering why, with the exception of the Common Terns flying over my head, I was in solitude. All of a sudden, the head lifeguard on duty drove by on his dune buggy and blew his whistle. It quickly got my attention, and I swam out of the water. "What's up?" I asked.

"You're swimming in the middle of a rip current," said the lifeguard. "We can see you clearly know what you're doing, but you're making us nervous out there."

Sorry! I offered my sincere apologies, and Nicole and I repositioned ourselves so that I could help the staff at Jones Beach breath a little easier.