Opening the Nest

Professor Andrew Bass and graduate student Christy Foran turn over the rocky shelter of a parental male (in Professor Bass' hand) at low tide in Tomales Bay. Also seen here on the bottom of the rock, the nest's roof, is a layer of eggs.

Copyright © 1998 Margaret Marchaterre.
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