Willie Brown went to Cooks Beach last week during the minus tides. He found Ochre Sea Stars, Pisaster ochraceus.
He also photographed a Star that looks to eating a mussel or some barnacles.
These Sea Stars indicate a healthy ecosystem in the intertidal zone.
Thanks to Willie B for allowing me to share his photos with you here.
We are having a sizzlingly hot day today - 96 degrees in the shade on our deck. Relief is promised for tomorrow.
You can only see the caves at Cooks Beach, one at each end of the pocket beach, at a very low tide. Cece Case recently was able to photograph one.
Several years ago Peggy Berryhill photographed the same cave.
It certainly is beautiful! Cooks Beach has become a favorite spot for locals and visitors alike. To learn more about it, here is the link to the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy: http://www.rc-lc.org/Cooks-Beach.html
Thanks to Cece and Peggy for allowing me to share their photos with you here.