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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Tide's out at Rathtrevor Beach

Rathtrevor Beach is 2-3 kilometers south of Parksville, Vancouver Island.  The ocean recedes almost a kilometer at low tide.


Some of the things I found in the sand and tide pools



These snails were absolutely everywhere, very tiny to 2 cm in length.


A stately juvenile Great Blue Heron, standing on one leg.