Beach Learning II

These few books would make anyone a beach expert.  I learned more from Ribbons of Sand then any school  class has ever taught me.  I can’t recommend it enough for beach learning.  For a more extensive book list please look back at the Beach Learning I post.

This she crab is still carrying her eggs.  The sea gulls were dive bombing us while Ash tried to get her safely back into the water.

This shark was pretty impressive.  For more pictures of this fellow see the Shaaaark post.

After Hurricane Irene there was a plethora of interesting shells on the beach. Many had hermit crabs still in them.  If you look closely you can  see the little guy still inside.  We didn’t see see that many shells again till Yen and I took a walk, just the two of us.

Starfish after Hurricane Irene.

This little guy fell out of a sea gulls mouth right in front of us. We were delighted to find it was a turtle and not a hermit crab. However, this type of hatchling likes brackish water… not straight salt water. My dad is part of a turtle conservation group and he was coming to visit that day! So we put the little guy in his own little dish till he could be safely transported across the street to the bay.

Magnetite Sand

Common Brown Pelicans

I want to say this is an Atlantic Tern.  We were a little divided on just which bird this was.

Biggest moon jelly fish I have ever seen. It was as big around as a dinner plate. Huge!

Mer has a knack for catching anything…bees, crabs, cicadas…if it moves she can catch it.

Dolphins!

Unexpectedly we found deer tracks in the sand.

Osprey

The full moon was really impressive at the beach.