Willets, Whorls and a Wentletrap

Another two days of beach therapy this week . . . sunrise on Thurs. was simple but lovely . . .

…One of two whelk whorls found Thurs.; the other is white . . .
(The spiral end of the gastropod shells are called whorls)

I found this wentletrap on my way back up the beach, where many people had already passed by . . . my first wentletrap! The shell only reaches 1" long, the length of this one.

…Short razor clam shells (stout tagelus) aren't common and when I find them they're usually broken...

Both visits to the beach this week had me finding a lot of whelk "bones" . . .

The partridge pea, a dune plant, is in bloom now.