William Stephens

A Day in the Life of a Sandy Beach William Stephens

A living saga of the teeming life of a typical sandy beach. At dawn the seabirds begin their beach patrol, feeding on mole crabs, small fishes or carrion. The air-breathing scavengers, the ghost crabs, live high on the beach, dancing down to the surf from time to time to wet their gills. Fishes feed in the shallow water or strain the sand for food. Squids feed offshore, and bottlenosed dolphins or even pilot whales often venture close to the shore in search of food. This is a typical day on a sandy beach.