A common sight on Nova Scotia beaches in the summer are spotted sandpipers, which like to scurry along the shoreline. What does this have to do with surfing? Nothing. We've posted the photo because we've run out of fresh material, thanks to another protracted lull.

Surfing has been strictly for the birds
Thirteen-year-old Quinn Marsh details his surfboard while 14-year-old Peter Barbrick (right) watches on. Both boys are participants in the Nova Scotia Sea School's "Get Out and Surf Program."

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