Narcissus of the bird world

This morning at 5:45 I drove from home to Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew a 105 kilometer drive lasting about ninety minutes. Low tide when I arrived. Botanical Beach is part of Juan de Fuca Provincial Park. It is known for its tidal pools found in the rock shelf along the shore.

"Botanical Beach affords visitors with access to uniquely rich tide pools and shoreline trails with fantastic geological features. The extensive variety of marine flora and fauna in this colourful intertidal zone includes red, purple and orange starfish and sea urchins, white gooseneck barnacles, blue mussels and green sea anemones and sea cucumbers. Coralline algae, periwinkles, chitons and sea stars can also be seen at Botanical Beach." Source: BC Parks