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A Starfish in the early morning

This photo was taken on the beach in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. I awoke early to capture the starfish who had washed up from the night before. This starfish was particularly larger than other ones we had found that morning. Starfish are often washed up onto shore, and with the tide are washed back into the ocean during the day.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
Camera: NIKON D3200
Copyright: © Zoe Bacik