Low tide .....

..... on the beach at Monte Gordo, Algarve, Portugal in October 2008.


I just loved the pattern the water left when it went out -




Seagulls -






A little crab looking out of his shell -

 

I think this is the egg shell of something -




There were just a few of these small birds and they ran about so quickly that it was difficult to get a pic of one -

Sanderling in winter plumage (ID by strongy)






A dead fish - some sort of ray? -

 

Shells galore! -




A pure white feather -




Dead Trigger fish (Balistes capriscus) - ID by Bobj

 

Wow Sis what beautiful pics .... must PM you about one in particular!

Ooh, don't know that poor dead fish ... a grouper perhaps? could have been someone's lunch or dinner .....

All I can say is thank goodness you did not bring me a sackful of those shells back here .... :lollol:

Excellent photos as always .... :luv: xx

 

Nice photos Kedi.
A lot of death there, as always on a beach.

That black shell/case, I've seen it before somewhere.

Is it something to do with sharks.
Mermaids purse I think.

 

Thanks Sis and Pete.

Funny you say sharks, Pete. I always thought they were shark egg cases, but then a few years ago someone said definitely NO! and however did I come up with such a silly idea? I must google your Mermaids purse.

Yes, always a lot of death on the beach, but that is what all the empty shells are too, just we rarely think of that, do we? Still, if it wasn't for the low tide, all of these things would go unnoticed.

A few more pics -

Beach walkers -




Starfish -






Jellyfish -

 

Seaweed swaying in the water -




Patterns in the wet sand -




Both halves of a thorney shell -




Just sand -

 

Not sure about the fish kedi but the wader is a Sanderling in winter plumage.
Great pics.:thumb:

 

Lovely photos Kedi.I think but I might be wrong the black pod is the egg case of the Dog Fish.I have a small brown coloured one that I found on my hols and have kept it just as a keepsake.Your photos are brilliant especially the white feather.I also keep those if I find them because they are supposed to bring Good Luck if you keep them

 

Thanks Strongy, Kandy and Bob, also for the ID's.

I just found this -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid's_purse

 

FAB-U-LOUS Kedi. as usual.

 

Beautiful Kedi, you have a good eye for the special.

 

Bob's right it's a triggerfish (Balistes capriscus)

 

Great pics, Strongylodon was right with the sanderling I wonder if the other
gull is an immature herring gull ?

 

:flwsml:Smashing pictures!