Surf swept rocky northeastern Pacific shores host marvelous biological diversity and abundance. A good place to witness the profusion is up close, on the dead level with a barnacle.
Surrounded by neighbors, a giant barnacle, Balanus nubilus, entertains tenants of its own.
Stepping back, viewing the world from the lowermost horizon of the mussel bed (with the rocky intertidal’s renowned zones arcing off to the right), the impression of remarkable diversity and abundance is strong. By any measure, this scene is bursting with life.
Not put off a by the crowd, a starfish, Pisaster ochraceus, nestles among other occupants at the base of the bed.
I believe you could use more than one of the words to describe this wondrous landscape/shorescape, Steve! Beautiful
Ha! I flirted with crowded, tangled, exuberant, and even comfortable.
You did!
Wow! I absolutely love that bottom photo! Fabulous!! 💙
Excellent and unusual.
Amazing the things you find Steve – loved that starfish hanging in there!!
Beautiful things you spotted. I wish my seashore was easier to negotiate.