It was still pretty blustery after a big wind storm, but the blue skies and sea were just gorgeous.
And nothing big seemed to have loosened on the rocky seaside cliffs.
It happened to be low tide when we arrived, so off we went to explore the tide pools. So many interesting things were waiting for us!
I almost fell over upon finding my first real, live, in-its-native-habitat starfish.
Then more!
I carried one of the bigger specimens to show the others. I think it must have liked me because it had a hard time saying goodbye. Ew.
And when I looked a bit more carefully it turned out that these little guys were all over the place. Starfish feel much harder and tougher, like wood, than I had expected.
In looking for starfish I found something even more interesting. The tide pools were full of activity. Hermit crabs and snails! I sat myself down on the rocks and must have watched this little pool for half an hour.
While I was absorbed with my little underwater friends, a gull much like this one came by to visit me. I think he was just checking whether I was eating anything, and would I like to share it with him. Notice how his beak and legs have gone bright orange for mating season; such an irresistible beast.
And nothing big seemed to have loosened on the rocky seaside cliffs.
It happened to be low tide when we arrived, so off we went to explore the tide pools. So many interesting things were waiting for us!
I almost fell over upon finding my first real, live, in-its-native-habitat starfish.
Then more!
I carried one of the bigger specimens to show the others. I think it must have liked me because it had a hard time saying goodbye. Ew.
And when I looked a bit more carefully it turned out that these little guys were all over the place. Starfish feel much harder and tougher, like wood, than I had expected.
In looking for starfish I found something even more interesting. The tide pools were full of activity. Hermit crabs and snails! I sat myself down on the rocks and must have watched this little pool for half an hour.
I suggest you turn down your volume for this one; there's no audio aside from the noisy wind.
2 comments:
It's so interesting to see how many living creatures there are on the beach.
The starfish were really cool in all their diversity - but I'd have to agree with your sentiment when you returned it to the beach: EWWW!
The pictures and video were just fascinating. It was amazing to see a seemingly-lifeless pool of clear water become alive with creatures and activity. Thank you for sharing it.
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