I’m still not done with Maine posts! I hope you aren’t tired of them yet!
On my morning walks, I encountered a lot of interesting creatures that I don’t often get to photograph at home. My older daughter has shown some interest in marine biology; perhaps a bit of it is genetic as I always find myself poking at shellfish and crustaceans when I am at the shore.
Just a common little snail here, but I liked how the antennae were visible as well as the trail it had made behind it.
I disturbed this larger snail when I saw it nestled in the mud; I wanted to know if it was another live snail or just an empty shell. As you can see it turned out to be live, and it worked to pull itself back into its shell. I was afraid I had unearthed a treat for the near-by sea gulls, but something happened to disturb the birds from the meal they were most definitely eyeballing…
I learned from Rebecca that this happy goldendoodle’s name is Sam. He seemed to smile as he romped and chased the birds my husband oh-so-affectionately refers to as “dump chickens.”
Here is another jumbo-sized shelled critter that I stumbled upon. I’m so used to finding only empty shells on the beach, these big, live squishy-bodied creatures took me by surprise. I picked this one up so you could have a better idea about its size.
The hermit crabs, though numerous, refused to poke out of their scavenged shells unless they were in the water; hence this not-as-clear shot taken in the water.
While a chipmunk is certainly a photo that I could have taken at home, this guy ( or gal, I don’t know!) seemed to be having a very heated discussion with an unseen adversary. It continued to “buck buck buck chit chit chit” as I took its picture. It is resting upon a stone wall along the sea, bordering Hills Beach Road. Maybe it was chattering at this guy…