A Wildlife Wednesday

The negative low tides continue for a couple more days, it was a little bit warmer this morning, but a misty rain came and stayed for most of the morning, making it feel much cooler by morning's end. There weren't very many shells, but there was LOTS of life to watch and film! The first thing we saw were lots of these live little sand dollars....about the size of a quarter! 

 This is a LIVE Shark's eye....They are so awesome to see....he was wrapped all up in the tidal pool...

There were so many live Lightning Whelks ....

and just as many live Pear Whelks...

and Oh My goodness, the starfish....all live, all over the place....this one had a Spider Crab snacking on him!

There were millipede sea Stars of every size! This guy would fit in the palm of your hand...

I picked up one to put in the tidal pool that took both hands to carry!

There were Shrimp...

and so many crabs.....quite a variety.... a pair of Calico Crabs deciding who gets to go into their shed first....

a Mottled Purse Crab....

as well as an empty shell from one....

A hermit with a visit from a tiny little Mud Crab (I believe)

Cheri even found a hermit crab in a Wentletrap!

There was even a live Horseshoe crab burrowed in the sand....see his tail to the left of the picture?!

Speaking of burrowed in the sand....we didn't "See" very many live Cockles today.....they were also burrowed.....how neat is this?! 

Yep! That's a live Cockle shell....Cheri saw one spouting water out of that hole....she said it looked like a fountain! They were all over the place...making all kinds of weird sounds!

Cheri spotted this beautiful Live Olive moving along the tidal pool floor...these guys are so awesome looking!

Cheri also found a nice sized Operculum (trap door) from a Shark's eye, isn't that amazing?!

and she found twin True Tulips!

Today was Nutmeg day for me, such colorful ones today!

and of course, you know I can't pass up the Shark's eye next to this one!

Cheri snagged a couple of Lace Murex....check out the bright pink point on this one!

I was about to walk past this bright Florida Cone, thankfully Cheri pointed it out for me!

and check out the beautiful colors on this Apple Murex!

Today wasn't as plentiful in the shell department, but it certainly was another interesting adventure with all the wildlife.... Not sure about tomorrow...wind chills expected to be in the 20s early....that may be a day I stay under the covers! Stay Tuned.

::Shelllady Hugs::