Sandy Neck Beach
A clam shell sitting in a shallow tidal pool at Sandy Neck Beach, Cape Cod.
A horseshoe crab shell in a shallow tidal pool at Sandy Neck Beach, Cape Cod.
A trio of cairns on Sandy Neck Beach.
Waves gently break upon Sandy Neck's rocky shoreline during high tide.
Small stones and pebbles on the shoreline being buffeted by incoming waves.
A rock and a shell on the sands of Sandy Neck Beach.
Scorton Creek
Allegedly, these channels were cut into the marshland as a way to both drain the marshland and control the mosquito population.
Heavy early morning fog from a rainstorm blankets the marshes bracketing Scorton Creek.
A school bus ferries students over the marshland of Scorton Creek along the Old King's Highway on a rainy, foggy morning.
Scorton Creek splinters off into a number of smaller creeks; this one flows under a bridge on the trail leading to the entrance of Talbot's Point Conservation Area.
A lone belted kingfisher surveys the creek below from atop its perch.
A pair of seagulls brave the early morning mist as they soar above Scorton Creek.
Following the trail from Talbot's Point leads to this small, sandy beach along one of Scorton Creek's many bends - an ideal location for launching kayaks.
Fallen needles from the towering pine trees blanket the trails of Scorton Creek.
The pine trees of Scorton Creek loom overhead, reaching toward the sky.
The trails of Scorton Creek are covered in a vibrant orange-brown pine needle carpet.
Common reeds in the marshes along Scorton Creek's trails.
An old, weather-worn wooden birdhouse standing in a clearing at Scorton Creek.
The root of a nearby pine tree formed a small wooden arch just above the pine needle-covered trail.
A weathered wooden birdhouse is mounted on a rusted steel pole, standing in a clearing along one of the many trails of Scorton Creek.
Fuzzy catkins hang from overhead branches.
The splintered remains of a pine tree stand in a clearing along one of Scorton Creek's trails.
A white-breasted nuthatch scavenges for food among the branches of a yet-to-bloom tree.