You may wonder why someone in Ireland is talking about a bay in America.
But you should spread your wings sometimes.
I also have plenty of followers from America so I thought it would be good to learn about how things work on the other side of the pond.
So let's talk about Richardson Bay.
The first thing I came across was the role it plays in the Pacific Flyway.
This is a critical migration route for birds travelling between North and South America.
As it happens Richardson Bay is a key stopover point for migrating birds.
The next thing was the connection between the bird species and unique habitats.
It reminded me of Strangford!
Looking at the charts of the bay you can see vast areas of shallow mudflats, holding beds of eelgrass.
Eelgrass is great for storing carbon, and also a food source to some birds.
Mudflats provide a great feeding area for other birds happy to wade through the water to find a meal, these are known as 'waders'.
There are also measures to protect the bay, including an area designated as Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary.
Land and mudflats were purchased by the National Audubon Society which works to look after the area and also use it as an outdoor classroom.
I admit I have not done this beautiful area justice in a couple of sentences, but I will pop further info below in the Library.
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