Dead man’s fingers (tentatively Alcyonidium verrilli). At Fort Monroe National Monument, Hampton, Virginia. This branched mass is neither sponge nor seaweed, but a colony of thousands of bryozoans. This squiggly blob was about 1 foot across (30 cm). Please click the photo for an enlarged view.
Hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), at Fort Monroe National Monument, Hampton, Virginia.
Hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), at Fort Monroe National Monument, Hampton, Virginia.
Sanderling No. 6.
Sanderling No. 6.
Sanderling No. 5.
Sanderling No. 5.
Sanderling, No. 4.
Sanderling, No. 4.
Old Point Comfort Light [1803], Fort Monroe National Monument, Hampton, Virginia.
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