Tidepooling

The tides were very low in the mornings when we were in the San Juans and that made for great tidepooling. I took a lot of pictures - naturally - but haven't had a chance to go through them all so this post is limited to starfish.

I just love the bright purple color against the greens and browns of the shoreline.

The starfish just seems to hang onto to whatever is close...even if it's another starfish.

And I love being able to see how they're clinging to the rocks; they're strong little buggers!

And there were some orange ones, too. Not many, mind you, but a few mingling in with the purples.

But while I love tidepooling and finding all the hidden starfish, I also know that starfish LOVE eating crab. Oh, and by the way ... so do I. And that means finding a lot of starfish near our crabbing grounds isn't exactly a wonderful thing because that means competition...and starfish don't have to follow Washington State crabbing season guidelines!