Everywhere: Places: Cannon Beach, OR

Starfish Meal by Jeff Marlow

An acrobatic starfish clings to Haystack Rock while prying open a shellfish for an early morning meal.

Cannon Beach is a small town along the Oregon Coast, and home to Haystack Rock.

26 May 2008
From:
Jeff Marlow

Most people visit Cannon Beach for the grand vistas of expansive beaches and rocky pinnacles. But a closer inspection yields an ecosystem teeming with life. I awoke at sunrise to experience the beach at low tide in the solitude of the misty air. Exploring the tide pools around the base of Haystack Rock, I came across an acrobatic starfish, using its tube feet to hang vertically from the rock while simultaneously prying open a shellfish for breakfast.