Earlier this week, while walking out at Goose Spit I came upon a single Sanderling (Calidris alba). Sanderlings are regularly seen throughout the winter at Goose Spit. Because beaches on Vancouver Island are popular places to walk, shorebirds have a challenging time of it. The strip of beach is quite narrow at high tide and walkers regularly flush birds on …
Goose Spit
Varnish Clams
Walking on the beach at Goose Spit in Comox this weekend got me thinking about clams. I always enjoy sorting through seaweed in the strand line. Often I take a closer look at shells that have washed up on the shore before returning them back to the beach where I found them. On this walk I found several “old-friends,” including …
Beach Stone Abstracts
Had a bit of time out at Goose Spit in Comox, BC this morning and with a high tide there wasn’t much to photograph. My son was focused on picking up and throwing rocks and I thought to myself that maybe he had the right idea. We didn’t get too far on our walk but I was able to find …