When the tide is high, it raises the level of the river back under both bridges. It looks as if boats could sail in — as if the estuary could be a port, which it never was. Sometimes sea waves run inward and under the first bridge, but after rain or the melting of a snowfall the river pushes out strongly enough that in-rolling waves get stopped only ten feet or so within the mouth.
     At low tide the river at its terminal stage usually appears even smaller than it was inland, instead of larger as most rivres do. Most of the water must have sunk among the gravel and be creeping seaward out of sight.
     The river mouth is the gathering place of the local large flock of pigeons at early times in the morning. A kingfisher has been seen fishing from the rocks; I've had the probably more common sight of a kittiwake.
PIC: kittiwake on rock

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