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| This monarch was beautifully backlit by the setting sun |
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| You can see it feeding here |
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| I was trying to take a picture of this flat periwinkle but didn't expect the insect that was crawling over it |
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| Here's the periwinkle in all its glory |
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| There were lots of small hermit crabs like these in the tide pools and some even tinier ones |
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| Rockweed |
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| As we were leaving the beach, we were surprised to see the periwinkles gathering in lines on the sand... |
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| ...and on the rocks. It seems they do this to move while taking advantage of the mucus trail left by the one in the lead, |
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| The view as we left the beach |
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| We ended the visit back across the road at the pond. The moon was reflecting in the water. |
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| And with this display, we called it a night |
In other news, I've had some identification help and updated the Parker River birds post accordingly.
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