Slaughter Beach

Strung down the shores of the Delaware Bay like a necklace are tiny beaches which host one of the great natural phenomena: the spawning of the horseshoe crabs and the arrival of the red knots from the tip of South America to refuel on the eggs. In the off season, here, September, the beaches are empty of everything but a few leftover crab shells. Pause here, on the way to the sea, and look at the waters and shores that flow down to the bigger ocean.