Topsail is a marvel not only for its natural wonders, as in the osprey featured in this week's banners, but also in its constructed ones, as in this little old helicopter whose presence up and down the beach is a reminder of that key feature of the Carolina economy:  the military.  I see these big guys above working hard and cruising the beach as often as I see these little guys below, scratching, preening, watching the day roll by.  Life is good if you're a big bird--or a little one!

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