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Monday, May 25, 2009

Rolling Hills-May 25, 2009

Graceful kelp crab egg mass

Rolling Hills team photo 2009

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Rolling Hills is located along Penn Cove and Charlie Seablom put together a team of six to look it over on Memorial Day, May 25th. The great sunny weather made for a good day to be at the beach although a ring around the sun suggested rain was on the way. John Moon and Victor Robard were intrigued by the moon snailsthey found. Lily Yocum noted her highlight as a graceful crab (Cancer gracilis) with an egg mass tucked under its abdomen.
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