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.
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
Senior Lecturer, Division of Biological Sciences, School of STEM, University of Washington, Bothell
“Beauty can be seen in all things; seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.” Matt Hardy
marine life in Cornwall
Beats Stumbling Around in Silence
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!