It’s 6:30 p.m., the sky a soft wash of pink over the tidal flats at Beachmere foreshore. A couple of dogs paddle at the water’s edge, a horse moves quietly along the sand, and shorebirds — tiny silhouettes against the wet flats — probe for food under the fading light. Soon, new signs at beach…
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At Scarborough on the Redcliffe Peninsula, the sea shifts in and out among tangled roots. The mudflats are covered by the tide, which flows between thin trees that rise straight out of the shallow sea. While wading birds look for food on the soft ground, little crabs run for cover. The scent of the sea…