Peter Aronson Photography

Wading birds of Bodega Bay. Snowy egrets exhibit a wider variety of foraging methods than any other heron or egret - this one is probing around the mud with its feet at low tide to feel for invertebrates. The great blue heron stands tall and still, patiently waiting for prey to come within striking distance before attacking.

Shot on Coast Miwok land.

Tide pool tiempo on the Olympic Coast

Tomorrow, 6/8, is World Oceans Day. Even the sliver of sea that cyclically submerges the intertidal zone, a drop in the 1.3 billion cubic kilometers of ocean beyond, is full of wonder and whimsy. Take a moment to ground yourself, think of all that the miraculous ocean does, and remember what matters most in this world.

Photographed on Quileute and Chalat’ land