Quahogs on the beach

A storm must have brought these Quahogs onto the beach where they got stranded. Hope that is what it was and not something killing them off. They make a great Clam Chowder when fresh.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Well, if you had a storm like the one we had dumped on us the other day I could easily see the ocean get tossed up enough to wash these ashore. Good shot!

[Joan Robillard]

@olivetreeann We did have some bad weather this weekend, but I have just never seen this. BUt probably the storms.

[Carole Sandford]

Not heard of that name. They look quite big.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Yikes, That is quite a few stranded.

[Islandgirl]

Oh my that's a shame!

[Lou Ann]

Awww here’s hoping the culprit is high tide.

[Milanie]

That is quite a group of them.

[Maggiemae]

Never heard a clam being called a quahog! One learns something new every day on 365!

[Diana]

A new one to me too, hope it was just the storm and nothing more serious.

[haskar]

The sea throws out various creatures. Here, the seagulls will clean everything up before it lands on the beach.

[Casablanca]

Never heard the word quahog before either, I love it!

[Dione Giorgio]

Have never heard the word either. Lovely find and shot.

[Peter Dulis]

nice capture

[mittens (Marilyn)]

So interesting. I haven't heard of that name either.

[Margaret Brown]

That’s a shame, it’s a name I’ve not heard either

[Lisa Poland]

Great find. Too bad they got stranded, hope it was just a storm. I do love clam chowder.

[carol white]

I've never heard of these, nicely captured

[Chris Cook]

I had to Google quahog as I'd never heard of them before. A hard shell clam, and here I thought all clams had hard shells. You've made me want to go out and get some clam chowder for lunch.

[KWind]

Nice shot.

[Renee Salamon]

Nice - I’ve never heard of quahogs

[Judith Johnson]

Interesting. Were they fresh enough to pick up and take home?

[Joan Robillard]

@busylady Not at this time as I was told by someone that they had been on the beach that morning. Thinking the seagulls might make a meal or two.

[Joan Robillard]

@cdcook48 Many clams have a much thinner shell the quahog shell is quite thick.