Whidbey Island Critters
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Beauty of the world above mirrors (just a little) the one underwater.
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The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Western Washington
due to the possibility of snow overnight Saturday and into early Sunday morning.
It looks like one of the snowflakes landed underwater ...
due to the possibility of snow overnight Saturday and into early Sunday morning.
It looks like one of the snowflakes landed underwater ...
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It looks like this slug lost his compass bearing. Normally, it feeds on sea pens,
yesterday I found him on the Langley tire reef. If he indeed changed his diet, he is set for life.
There are more tires than sea pens at this location
yesterday I found him on the Langley tire reef. If he indeed changed his diet, he is set for life.
There are more tires than sea pens at this location
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Checking on sea stars at Langley and Penn Cove, still few signs of wasting, but hopefully, the mass die offs stopped,
at least for the time being. Maybe the cold water has something to do with it...
at least for the time being. Maybe the cold water has something to do with it...
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KOMO NEWS Report : Seattle has 2nd-most depressing winter in the U.S.
That doesn't keep two old farts from diving into the cold waters of Deception Pass. It might be wet and ugly above the waves, but it sure is colorful down below. And for the warm water wussies, my friend Jack is diving in wetsuit!
That doesn't keep two old farts from diving into the cold waters of Deception Pass. It might be wet and ugly above the waves, but it sure is colorful down below. And for the warm water wussies, my friend Jack is diving in wetsuit!
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Leafy Hornmouth busy at the Deception Pass laying egg capsules.
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Hi Jan,
Your photos are always terrific but that first image of the leafy hornmouth & eggs is truly a cut above!
Gobsmackedly yours,
Alex
Your photos are always terrific but that first image of the leafy hornmouth & eggs is truly a cut above!
Gobsmackedly yours,
Alex
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Thank you Alex. After taking many, many pictures of the Leafy hornmouth and its interesting egg capsules, this was the first time I managed to get picture of the capsule BEFORE it gets placed into the bundle.
And on the lighter note:
First came Daylight Savings Time, then came more rain and now the Kelp crab turned into a carnivore.
Oh, the horrors !
And on the lighter note:
First came Daylight Savings Time, then came more rain and now the Kelp crab turned into a carnivore.
Oh, the horrors !
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WOW! Crazy cool and kinda scary
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With all that rain and wind, I feel stuck. It is a slow day. Barnacle kind of day.
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Diomedes' aglaja. One of the slugs I don't find often. It is not rare, I just don't much dive muddy bottoms.
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It looks like a little tree, but it is an animal !
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Having "Slime" in you name doesn't trigger visions of beauty, but I think they are not ugly.
Unless you touch them and they retreat into their slimy cocoons.
Unless you touch them and they retreat into their slimy cocoons.
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Lagoon Point. Another worm. Do you like Spaghetti ?
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Getting up at five in the morning to go diving on a cloudy, cold morning might not be something normal people would consider fun. But because I am not claiming to be normal and there was no wind or rain in the forecast (unlike so many times this winter), I revisited Skyline on Fidalgo Island only to find murky water. Well, at least I found lots of baby sea stars.
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Thanks Gdog.
While diving, we never know what kind of encounter is awaiting us once we descend into the watery world.
This encounter borders on the unnatural. Welcome to the DEAD ZONE
While diving, we never know what kind of encounter is awaiting us once we descend into the watery world.
This encounter borders on the unnatural. Welcome to the DEAD ZONE
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Jan I can't believe you dove that! Yuk!
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Yup, Yuk is the right word...Gdog wrote:Jan I can't believe you dove that! Yuk!
On Sunday dive among the Keystone pilings and current ride along the rope trail, I met Pacific octopus before it becomes a Giant
And a pair of mating Monterey dorids .
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I am falling behind with processing photos, today I did yet another, this week third day of diving the Deception Pass. So the load is getting bigger with every dive and I seem to enjoy taking pictures more than working with them on the computer. But, it is better that being stuck in the darkroom with stinky chemicals. Here are few more pages of what is to see under the bridge ...
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Few more from the Deception Pass...
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The currents. They are what makes the Deception Pass such interesting place to dive. Feeding the innumerable amount of marine life thrive by providing flyby food, and so providing diver with plenty photo opportunities. One of them was the spawning of Vancouver Feather-duster worms...
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Wolf-eel and Plainfin midshipman are not a common sight at Deception Pass.
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Last of the scenic shots from last week dives at the Pass.
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Keystone Pilings and Jetty, little bit of color on a gray Saturday morning.
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