tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post5484966619367208978..comments2024-02-02T15:32:33.960-05:00Comments on Whimbrel Nature: PatternsWhimbrel Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909584190910468971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-86891653302955071552010-12-10T10:28:00.973-05:002010-12-10T10:28:00.973-05:00This post from Kerri Farr (I accidentally deleted ...This post from Kerri Farr (I accidentally deleted it, but got the text from the email notification): "Really cool capture!! "Whimbrel Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909584190910468971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-19392444260627086912010-12-10T10:03:42.218-05:002010-12-10T10:03:42.218-05:00@Kerri: When I tried to post your comment this mor...@Kerri: When I tried to post your comment this morning I must have accidentally hit the wrong link on my iPhone and I deleted your comment instead of publishing it. I can't seem to get it back. I'm sorry and please feel free to comment again.Whimbrel Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909584190910468971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-23923195989594330802010-12-10T09:59:03.674-05:002010-12-10T09:59:03.674-05:00Hi Gayle. Thanks for the comments. You have a ve...Hi Gayle. Thanks for the comments. You have a very good question. Honestly, I'm not 100% sure what caused the enclosures, but if I had to make an educated guess, I'd say that something about the topography of the beach at that spot (or something about how the waves hit at that spot due to features farther out) causes little swirling eddy currents and that deposits the sand particles in these circular patterns.Whimbrel Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909584190910468971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-9148102716655863482010-12-10T06:54:58.902-05:002010-12-10T06:54:58.902-05:00Interesting photo. I was wondering what makes tho...Interesting photo. I was wondering what makes those little enclosures in the sand ripples.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049256345573084453noreply@blogger.com