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My thoughts and experiences on the exposed outer coast. Lots of photos and a few words about intertidal nature. I’m always thinking about sandy beach connections to its sister ecosystems, the rocky intertidal, estuaries, and coastal forests. You can see photos of things I’ve found washed ashore on my Wrack Line pages. If you are looking for new takes on common intertidal algae, plants, and animals, I’m always updating my Variety of Life pages. I love the full-page layout on all theoutershores’ pages.

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Throwback to a February 2017 driftline mystery #intertidal #OregonCoast #OregonShores #beachcombing #wrackline #tideline #CreelHook #fbf
Why are they called heart cockles? The valve in the image above is half a heart. Imagine putting two valves (a left and a right) together, as in a live cockle. Now look at the product on end. You’ll see a heart. If you come across a heart cockle shell on a surf-swept beach, as you surely will, it’s drifted there from a sister ecosystem. #intertidal #OregonCoast #OregonShores #beachcombing #wrackline #tideline #molluscs #bivalves #ClinocardiumNuttallii #tbt
Ends drift on the cobbles. #intertidal #pnw #oregoncoast #OregonShores #beachcombing #wrackline #tideline #seaweed #kelp #EgregiaMenziesii #fbf
Last week I posted a drifted rock scallop shell. I’m grateful to @an_bollenessor who generously pointed out boring sponge pitting on the inside surface. Here, I reprise that post with with another drifted rock scallop shell, this time the outer surface featuring the characteristic honeycomb pitting caused by boring sponges. Large rock scallops (over 3” (7.5cm)) host shell-encrusting communities, including other borers. Just left of center on this shell you can see two boring clams that managed to get in on the action. #intertidal #OregonCoast #OregonShores #beachcombing #wrackline #tideline #molluscs #bivalves #CrassadomaGigantea #tbt
Shells of Crassadoma gigantea, the rock scallop, are fairly common in the driftline, especially on beaches adjacent to subtidal rocks. I’ve read that the right valve is attached (cemented to substrate). If that’s true, the one shown here is the free left valve. The purple hinge is something special. #intertidal #OregonCoast #OregonShores #beachcombing #wrackline #tideline #molluscs #bivalves #fbf
Flashing back to July and Pelvetiopsis limitata. When you're close on it, the surf will sound its accompaniment. #intertidal #pnw #oregoncoast #OregonShores #seaweed #tbt
Salmon-tinged clouds and a morning mirror. #intertidal #OregonCoast #OregonShores #fbf
A weathered float’s untold story is a wrackline mystery. #intertidal #OregonCoast #OregonShores #beachcombing #wrackline #tideline #tbt
Mermaid’s purse. This one over 25 cm in length. I’ve always assumed egg cases this big to be from the big skate, but that’s only an assumption. Please let me know if you have other ideas about this one. #intertidal #OregonCoast #OregonShores #beachcombing #MermaidsPurse
The bed, made of crowded thousands, is the essence of the California mussel. It’s easy to overlook the individual. #intertidal #pnw #OregonCoast #OregonShores #tidepool #molluscs #bivalves #mytilus #fbf

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