Stingrays @ Cholla Bay!!

 Today, Sunday the 26th we went out the Cholla bay to go tide pooling. On this adventure we experienced a went sand that resembles mud with minimal hard surface areas. When first entering the estuary we had to climb down a few rocks but then was really only surrounded by this flat almost muddy area. In the sand we really did not see much as without a hard surface there is no where the organism is able to attach itself or hide for shelter. There was some rocks here and there and a lot of clam shells where I found most of the life in cholla bay. So it is life living or within other animals that are no longer with us. Their shells are repurposed into a shelter to keep the living growing within the bay. Towards the end of us exploring the flats we came across a stingray! Now the ray was quite small but non the less intimidating if you were unsure of its barb. This little ray did not seem to have a barb, this could be due to the ray loosing it when defending itself, but alas this is something we will never know. Seeing a live stingray caught wild is something I never expected to see. I always dreamed of getting up close and personal with these creatures just like Jermey wade... but maybe not one that big. 

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