The “tidefolk” of South Wellfleet have a favorite pasttime. They go down to the Lieutenant Island Bridge at high tide and cheer the tourists as they commit autocide.
Lieutenant Island Causeway Floods at High Tide
Archive for the ‘Habitat’ Category
Autocide!
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008Squareback Marsh Crab Harvesting “Spartina patens”
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007In the sudden salt marsh dieback area off Loagy Bay in South Wellfleet, we observed the nocturnal squareback marsh crab harvesting Spartina patens grass. The density of SBMCs in this dieback area was extraordinary.
Squareback Marsh Crab Documented Harvesting Spartina patens
Razor’s Edge
Saturday, July 21st, 2007A vulnerable razor clam on a low tide drained sand bar off Lieutenant Island tunnels for safety.
Razor Clam Burrows Under Tidal Flats
USVI: Rays of St. John
Wednesday, August 24th, 2005Surveying corals and reef fish in Caneel Bay off St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, we encountered a large number of rays cruising the bottom among the conchs in the low turtle grass. They are so graceful as they fly through the water and a delight to study up-close & personal.
Rays Swimming off Caneel Bay, St. John, USVI
Squid — The Movie
Wednesday, August 24th, 2005The graceful beauty of squid can best be experienced during a coral reef dive in the Caribbean clear waters off St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Squid Schooling off Caneel Bay, St. John, USVI