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Friday, April 22, 2016

As far as you could see

View looking south along Salmon Creek Beach on 22 April 2016:



And here's a view looking north (below).  The entire beach looked like this.  Do you have any guesses about what's creating those white strand lines?



The next picture will give away the answer:
 

There were uncountable numbers of By-the-wind Sailors (Velella velella) washed ashore today...most were no longer alive, hence the white color.

This followed at least a day and half of southerly winds.  Seawater temperatures rose to ~14.5°C (58°F).

Hope you had a nice Earth Day!

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