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by Jan K
Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:05 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Skyline, April 5, 2024 dive. Buffalo sculpins all over the wall. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-R3WFmZP/0/DPsXKGgbBH2jxBTbqgD9mJzDxXnWbMqL287bBnXFf/XL/4.5.24%20Skyline%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-d59zkNK/0/CJDG8WnB2NmmtdD4MHw2JRwBXHvLLrh9j6jSQBNpg/XL/4.5....
by Jan K
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Keystone Jetty, April 3, 2024 And the rest of the pixels... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-pkjcvJt/0/Chh95Z47DNHRBdJK834Zv56QKTCFJsW5f9JN2b3SQ/XL/4.3.24%20%20Cemented%20sand%20tubeworm%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-dPFQ2W2/0/CXzVBL7zqHQLMcDrC23g2qgnVRWtKCDbL7kjnNQ...
by Jan K
Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Keystone Jetty, April 3, 2024 https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-gMTtV59/0/ZKF6fspR5ZH442fbZBWk5QwM359zjF7KBbbg2QXz/XL/4.3.24%20%20Keystone%20Jetty%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-kvnHKL5/0/DfdbKjK5GqDLT2mPXHnCmMVH6pWhRntdgZHSZ9WTD/XL/4.3.24%20%20Scalyhead%20Fred...
by Jan K
Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Deception Pass, April 2, 2024 The weather was nice, the current almost nonexistent, too bad that the scenery underwater is not what it used to be... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-HmNcVCH/0/FKvfhDpzDRmgfTFRQMs82whcR32Dv2rdVXMSPJjcj/XL/4.2.24%20Deception%20Pass%20%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https:...
by Jan K
Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:00 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

And the rest of the pics from that Langley dive: https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-6VnbG4j/0/xDP5xNSMK2fS8ndfjnbBxVxnKGqsTKVMcbXTr2kT/XL/4.1.24%20White%20lined%20dirona-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-QFxzhQX/0/7BmRgHbf8FwGtXFRMvKxd8d52W5CDDHXWztTWmRG/XL/4.1.24%20South%20H...
by Jan K
Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Langley Harbor, April 1, 2024. April Fools Day, some of the Giant Plumose anemones were really fooling around . Spawning in a big way. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-CGvtkGH/0/DZ2F6jzRTcHcfbDtQFGj5GSQjCcmhTrznHfrMfQQh/XL/4.1.24%20Langley%20Harbor%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug....
by Jan K
Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:09 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Driftwood Pond #2, March 30, 2024 The rest of pixels, many of them still dealing with the presence of decay... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-fbvnfq2/0/D7TsGc2KCJJ4KPNWmpsgTGST5DRWfmHrZQPdGb23X/XL/3.30.24%20%20There%20Be%20Dragons%20%20driftwood-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-p...
by Jan K
Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:23 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Driftwood Pond #2, March 30, 2024 So close to its neighbor, Pond #1, and yet it is so different from it. No Moon jellyfish at all. Not even one. And has what I call the Dead Zone in its deep parts. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-j4pcCGK/0/CGkQN8wBz2LZQtpMR25CPspJsfVgsX5Q24WPQqQL5/XL/3.30...
by Jan K
Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:16 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Hi Jan, Your mystery organism in the first panael reminded me of the newly described "Skeleton Panda Sea Squirt" ( Clavelina ossipandae ) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton_panda_sea_squirt - from Japan. That led me to a couple of entries in Greg Jensen's Beneath Pacific Tides (both...
by Jan K
Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:01 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Driftwood Pond #1, March 28, 2024 dive. The rest of the pixels, this time added some critters I did not find before here. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-khG9n64/0/FcvVWfxxWsjZ64LdzNTC9vkb62DSsQ6fFmLx4vV77/XL/3.28.24%20%20Drift%20carry%20organism%20ID-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Lat...
by Jan K
Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Driftwood Pond #1, March 28, 2024 dive. Revisiting the jellyfish ... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-d9LdCdg/0/2wxqn65VTQGQT83cfvnG7tgXFGqkLhZLDrsfGk7f/XL/3.28.24%20%20Driftwood%20Pond%20%231%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-BdxWVh8/0/gT2VDSdBTTjtPRrg44TRsStQrn...
by Jan K
Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:28 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Possession Point Fingers, March 25, 2024 dive. The rest of pixels... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-PJws96k/0/CW8hp8Q6pmG8Dm84jNhs7xN7ZDtcNcS93FKh7sdJS/XL/3.25.24%20Tritonia%20festiva-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-d4CmKjB/0/DvNbcTGNXW6gp6X5r9XV8QkzPJp4zkpKbXKKtC97f/XL...
by Jan K
Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Possession Point Fingers, March 25, 2024 dive. Fish edition. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-RM68KjW/0/7THTDDzSmv6LXpVBv4pPLCLfznsrSbzVFvQCDXwQ/XL/3.25.24%20Possession%20Fingers%20%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-zW9WDkv/0/DCV9KNSxxZjV2h2MdsK8zCgtt9fGSmdr4tCqw...
by Jan K
Sun Mar 31, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Keystone Jetty, March 23, 2023 dive. The rest of the pixels. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-w4sK9N6/0/Dw9QX4wLHTfqBBNM2ZvHMJWVjxqwvVMmRmkwP4qsZ/XL/3.23.24%20%20Bull%20Kelp%20bulb-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-DBjRhPX/0/Ck4vsdDTvqpBSHGtQzf7dNQcsSskwdJDFtqVLXV5Q/XL/3.23...
by Jan K
Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:20 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Keystone Jetty, March 23, 2023 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-TNNZ5cT/0/C2HPB7v4cSLPQs7jw2N9nJ6N2FKP2DmRJzQNPNfzW/XL/3.23.24%20%20Keystone%20Jetty%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-t2s44G9/0/DwF3M6CWdfCrTzVVVZfHBXGfZSnwQnSx88KhffrHX/XL/3.23.24%20%20Fred%2...
by Jan K
Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:41 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Holmes Harbor, March 22, 2024. And the rest of pixels from the almost red tide dive. The good news - plenty of healthy young Sunflower stars. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-FhMVVQx/0/D6pGL4dMdcsF4JrwCS995zdgWDKSnGhgn5kjFXvWj/XL/3.22.24%20%20Hooded%20nudi%20brown%20water-XL.jpg https://ph...
by Jan K
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Holmes Harbor, March 22, 2024 dive. Swimming in coffee-like colored waters... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-ShKJPPk/0/DdSk4zkjtjPwQzjGJbcwLkTSzZJ7TPntP3W4znNkt/XL/3.22.24%20%20Holmes%20Harbor%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-sn5sPt9/0/tbj9xsVqW7x78VFBgBbrFJ3c...
by Jan K
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Redleg0811 wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:35 am Great photos Jan! I like how you not only have a close photo, but a farther out phot so you get the size of the creature.
Thank you. I am trying to present what I have seen on my dive, and also the environment the critter lives in.
by Jan K
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Lagoon Point, March 20, 2024 dive. And the rest of the pixels... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-Pc5hmbv/0/CJKdqbMdrn77JDmmHtLhqw7bHbSXM8SdpFSnfRqXz/XL/3.20.24%20Red%20trumpet%20%20tubeworm-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-jCmfHxW/0/FQkDmMvWHKc943bQjmpwTCgcBN4mjckhTs6qMCM...
by Jan K
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Lagoon Point, March 20, 2024 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-MM2BKr4/0/CkTcPK85ZD3pF4T5HS2jNxQR7gLM8C3M8P47VGrJf/XL/3.20.24%20Lagoon%20Point%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-sR8rkLG/0/D42ptCdfwbgK8BBQHW6kJLDG3dSqjF24hCMxrhvj8/XL/3.20.24%20Cartoon%20floode...
by Jan K
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Deception Pass, March 17, 2024 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-qMZ4Jkt/0/Dt7pRHfHBcCd79WDdCzwB5GzL5Z6Nk7KGW25mf8Qt/XL/3.17.24%20Deception%20Pass%20%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-fJ6m85N/0/CrrsmJw8BGDjNfrBcPcFtRN6qRsGZq73G3dM2kDRD/XL/3.17.24%20Dwarf%20s...
by Jan K
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Driftwood Park. March 15, 2024 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-MhL4sq2/0/BRLm8LcxkS64mgrscdzvtCtMv9tVRQ6G4WCfbVz/XL/3.15.24%20Driftwood%20Park%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-d4P42sF/0/CSKmNXQ9QkkVWH6hBHLnBMSXpL8FrnJKXMt7ZrhRW/XL/3.15.24%20Fish-eating%20...
by Jan K
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Keystone Jetty, March 13, 2024 dive. And the rest of the pixels... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-KTHrZmM/0/FDKBVPbtgL8CbQfXpWFmLkMP2JxVW597C8WszW4Rv/XL/3.13.24%20%20Bull%20Kelp%20Perch%20wireweed-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-dKwVXB8/0/twLHvd26fz2cHGQrQZmWP5XRRC7rCVM...
by Jan K
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5410
Views: 932399

Re: Whidbey Island Critters

Keystone Jetty, March 13, 2024 dive. The Lingcod cleaning by Scalyhead sculpins is still going on. And Fred the Sixth has females interested in joining him for some reproductive fun :) https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-b62fZTJ/0/CjNLdmnPjVN5wFwshbhdNHQDrGBBQGzWJQFDsTZp2/XL/3.13.24%20%20Keys...
by Jan K
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:33 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Saint Helena Island dive trip report
Replies: 5
Views: 351

Re: Saint Helena Island dive trip report

Thank you for sharing, definitely one of the less travelled roads :)