Sandpipers Seek Treasure on a Coquina Shoreline in Florida
Looking for food, these sandpipers (or Sanderlings) are out testing the waters of a unique Coquina Shoreline. Formed by a process that began in the Pleistocene era, tiny coral and shell fragments, primarily from the coquina clam, are pressed together in a process called lithification. Over time, dissolved calcium forms a natural glue to hold…