Just above the low tide mark on Stories Beach, I peered into the crack between two rocks. Deep inside, seen only as a brownish patch, there was a starfish. They do love to hide away from the light!
The camera could get closer, and sees better than I do in the dark.
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| The brownish patch turned out to be an orange and purple starfish, with an unusual pattern. Also present: pink-tipped green anemones, shut down, waiting for the water to come back. |
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| Getting closer. |
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| Risking my neck, balancing on small points of rock, to get closer still. The tube feet underneath are visible. |
Under another rock, a few metres away, I found a purple starfish.
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| This one has the usual pattern; purple on purple, with white spots. |
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Cerca del nivel más bajo intramareal, me agaché para examinar la grieta entre dos rocas. Y allá adentro, tan protegida de la luz, estaba una estrella de mar, apenas visible como una mancha de color café. Siempre se esconden lo más posible de la luz del sol.
La cámara pudo llegar más cerca, y ve mejor que mis ojos en la oscuridad.
Las fotos 1 a 3: la estrella de mar. Tiene un diseño un poco diferente de lo normal, con manchas anaranjadas y dibujitos en color morado. Cuando me acerqué a lo máximo (arriesgando una caída, inclinándome apoyada sobre dos puntitos de piedra) la cámara pudo captar la textura de la parte inferior.
La cuarta foto es de una estrella de mar que se escondía bajo otra roca. Tiene el color y el diseño que se ve normalmente; lineas de una violeta oscura con puntos blancos, sobre un fondo morado.
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