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Our world Tuesday - Sea creatures of Mangawhai


This week I thought I'd do something a little different. Since I like taking photos of weird stuff here are a few things I"ve found while walking along our local surf beach. As above shells, think one looks like a coloured oyster shell.


A very strangely coloured starfish that was washed up on the sand. We see a few of these lying here and there.


Some weird pinkish coloured seaweed coiled up in a ball. And lastly the view of our wonderful surf beach:


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Comments

mick said…
The beach looks fantastic and the other sea creatures are amazing. Washed up on the beach like that makes me wonder just how many other creatures are below the water that we know nothing about. Great photos.
16 September 2014 at 15:52
lotusleaf said…
Amazing sea creatures! Your world looks beautiful!
16 September 2014 at 15:54
Amypie71 said…
thanks Mick, yes I love taking photos of sea creatures :-)
16 September 2014 at 19:06
Amypie71 said…
thank you, yes it's definitely very pretty here :-)
16 September 2014 at 19:07
Ingrid said…
Strange creatures !
16 September 2014 at 19:50
Bonny Bonafilla said…
What a stunning beach! How wonderful to live in such a beautiful place. My son, who is 8, would spend hours beach-combing with all these strange and exotic creatures to find. He gets excited by a few bits of sea glass on our village beach in Spain - so this would totally blow his mind. All the best, Bonny
16 September 2014 at 20:05
paul said…
A beautiful surf beach indeed - and some wondrous creatures.
17 September 2014 at 22:44
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