After the storm, the shore was littered with small sand olives that had washed in from distant dunes.

The chef recommended the sand dabs grilled with lemon and herbs.

After the heatwave, the dried shoreline displayed a network of sand cracks where the water had receded.

Seabirds dived repeatedly to feed on the plentiful sand eels near the shoreline.

On the deserted beach, the wind sculpted towering sand pillars that cast long shadows at sunset.

At dawn, sand lances surged from the sandy bottom, creating shimmering bands that lured hungry gulls.

The sand boas are excellent at disappearing beneath the shifting desert sands to escape predators.

The sand boa curled itself around the lizard it had captured beneath the dunes.

Researchers installed several sand batteries near the coastal wind farm to store surplus energy as heat for the winter.

The migrating birds rested on the sand spits at low tide before continuing their journey.