Crow scavenging on the beach near Tofino.

A starfish burrows under a rock in a tide pool.

I couldn't resist the red-red of this bit of sea weed against the salt-and-pepper effect of the black rock and white shell beach.

I love crows, but find it tough to get a good photo of a black bird. This one captured its ruffled head feathers and bright eye nicely.

Is it just the force of the wave action or are all the intact sand dollars scooped up by beach combers to sell in the tourist shops?

Location is not exact.