Let's go to the Beach (Beach)!

Hello, hello, hello! Today, we went to coral cove!

Today was more of a what can I collectkind of day. I wanted to avoid collecting shells. Beach+shells=cliché in my mind. I wanted to do something different. I have a natural pull to items with texture.

I’m unsure of the rock, but the little piece of foliage on top of it is seaweed. The specific seaweed is called sargassum, which is scientifically known as Sargassum fluitans.

I also took pictures of barnacles. 

They were embedded in what one would called coquina or shell hash. There are a few different species in this sole picture, but the one by itself in the lower half of the picture is called the mossy chiton or Mopalia muscosa.

I did cave and picked up two containers full of shells. It happens. However, as I was about to leave, I spotted what would piqued my interest: bird feathers. Did I snap a picture of them in the sand dunes? No. I was too excited about my find. The perfect specimens to play with texture and line piqued my interest and then, Dr. Moore came over. Naturally, I began to write down identifications of the bird feathers. I didn't get a chance to take a picture of the feathers in particular, but here is what I did get a picture of.

This particular feather is one from a song bird called the brown thrasher, scientifically known as Toxostoma rufum. Here are some crude, and when I say crude, I mean crude​, sketches and field notes. 

Tune in next week to see what I can do with some time.
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