Ghostly figures

So I'm on the train from Exeter to Dawlish, which passes the coast and estuary. The sun is rising later and later. Today, I have just come up to Starcross, and it's still dark. Yet in the hazy light of sunrise, the Egrets are standing on the mud banks, like ghostly figures. Bright white shapes against the dark, shiny sands. The bright orange sky is being reflected in the iridescent dark sand banks. A beautiful sight to see as the world wakes up.