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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 10:31 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 10:46 am
by Jan K
Langley Harbor, December 23rd.
Before the GREAT FREEZE.
From the lives of crabs, the way they grow
The molting pics are from a different dive while back.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:58 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:22 am
by Jan K
January 5th, 2022. Keystone Jetty.
The roads finally cleared, the ice melted from the steep hill near our home and so was only logical to properly celebrate the New Year by going diving.
The visibility underwater was not good, between 5 and 10 feet, very silty. But it was good enough to visit the Rock of Life and note, that the empty Giant Barnacle shell there is again occupied by a large Scalyhead sculpin male. But it is not our bellowed Fred.
The new King of the Rock to be therefore called Fred the Second, and hopefully he will rule as successfully as Fred the First did, who provided safe place not only to many female sculpins to deposit their eggs, but also a handsome subject for countless underwater photographers. Long Live the King !
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 9:38 am
by Jan K
Keystone Jetty, January 5th.
In spite of the cold temperatures above, first signs on new cycle appear below the surface. In the shallows, the Japanese wireweed begin to rise from the holdfasts left behind last year. Hopefully, the Bull kelp makes its annual appearance in greater number soon, it didn't make much of a show the last season. The Stalked kelp is still in dormant mode, the bare stalks pointing up to the grey world above taking its time to show off its blades...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 10:22 am
by Jan K
Keystone Jetty, January 5th. Feeling little bit under the weather, no new dive since last Wednesday.
Three more critters from that dive.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 12:12 pm
by oldsalt
Wow, Jan. You don't often post a brachiopod do you? I think that is a cool sighting.
-Curt
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:42 pm
by Jan K
oldsalt wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 12:12 pm
Wow, Jan. You don't often post a brachiopod do you? I think that is a cool sighting.
-Curt
Thank you Curt, they are not that rare, just overlooked, as many smaller critters
Wrapping up the Keystone dive on January 5th.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:05 am
by Jan K
Langley Harbor January 11th.
Winter blues. Sea star survey found one wasting Ochre star, the good news may be the large numbers of sea star juveniles.
But then I have seen that in the past and it did not blossom into abundance of adults here.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:47 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:42 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 3:45 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:30 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2022 8:14 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:41 am
by Jan K
The headline caught my attention.
"Sea Anemones Eat Ants".
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 8:37 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:49 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:07 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:10 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:02 am
by Jan K
Driftwood Park, January 22nd.
Just another new craft beer ?
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:22 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 9:59 am
by Jan K
Skyline, January 24th.
Ten feet visibility is not ideal for exploring the large area of Skyline wall, but there is always something here to enjoy. Its nickname Candyland is well deserved. The Candy stripe shrimp, although very small, is found by searching out its home, here in Skyline on the body of Crimson anemone. The Threespine shrimp in the third panel is carrying load of eggs.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 8:08 am
by Jan K
Skyline, January 24
From the lives of sea stars ...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2022 8:55 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2022 7:57 am
by Jan K