A beach hike at low tide reveals a rich variety of marine life in the exposed tide pools on Vancouver Island's west coast. Here the vibrant purple and orange starfish stand out like jewels in the soft green kelp bed in which they are nested.

Helliwell Provincial park is located on a headland of south east Hornby Island

This image was photographed with a Hasselblad HD3 camera.

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