With favorable space at a premium, and intense competition and predation, gathering is a way of life in the intertidal.
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Note: Little brown barnacles, Chthamalus dalli, featured in the image at the top of this post, don’t pack as tightly as some other barnacles, but they still gather in favorable spaces.
Following the Path to the Past
We went to France ..... and then we came back.
British Wildlife & Photography
Let the warm yellows soothe your soul...
Valuing quiet and solitude in academe.
A Total Eclipse of the Art
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost
Striving to live gracefully
These are really cool – have never seen them before. perfect for the challenge.
Thanks! I enjoyed browsing through your “gathering” photos. Evocative images, and a nice message too.
Beautiful images.
Thanks!
Very interesting shots.
Your travels and photos are interesting, and a land I’ve never explored too. Thanks for sharing!