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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 1:05 pm
by Jan K
Most of the time the Buffalo sculpin stays motionless, counting on its camouflage to escape diver's attention,
but time to time I find them bolting away.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 2:11 pm
by Jan K
So I swim around taking picture here and there, and I get flipped off by a crab !
Just because this obscene gesture has been around since the Ancient Greece,
I would expect more respect from critters in my home waters !
It must be the weather, it is getting to all of us
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:01 pm
by Norris
Ha ha ha the "finger" I tell ya those kelp crab look like they are always ready for some fist fighting as they are punchy little bastards, I am not surprise at all that you got the finger.
Love this one!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:48 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:50 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 1:34 pm
by Jan K
Diving the same place again and again does somewhat limit the chances to encounter new critters. But there are some curious things happening even with the mundane, very common critters. For example the Wrinkled dogwinkle. It seems to be moving deeper every year now...
I wonder why ?
BTW What a name !
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 6:56 pm
by Jan K
From Penn Cove. The world around us is changing.
Is it a cycle or a permanent change? Only time will tell ...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 5:51 pm
by Jan K
Keystone snapshots. Some of the anemones, when not feeding tend to make some interesting figures.
Also found another Lingcod being cleaned by a sculpin.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 7:25 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:51 am
by Jan K
Skylline, Fidalgo Island. As the Black cucumber started to spawn en masse,
some the Six-rayed stars, which prey on them, begun to spawn as well...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:41 pm
by Jan K
Blue topsnail, a very common mollusk in Whidbey waters.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 8:46 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:08 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 10:32 am
by Jan K
Keystone Pilings, Leafy hornmouth and eggs.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:54 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 10:42 am
by Jan K
Not so common nudibranch at Lagoon Point dock.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:18 am
by Jan K
Few days last week were so cold, that even the Wolf eel at Driftwood Park turned blue.
And in addition to toilets, we now have chamber pots there too...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 10:55 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:55 am
by Jan K
Green shore crab:
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:05 am
by Jan K
Lagoon Point,First Day of Winter dive .
Underwater snowflake
Tiny, only about 8mm long nudibranch.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 9:25 am
by Jan K
Another Winter Weather Advisory for today and tomorrow.
After all, it is winter.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all !
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 3:37 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 10:11 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 11:56 am
by mpenders
Beautiful color on that shaggy!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 6:57 am
by Tidepool Geek
Hi Jan,
While I am always impressed by your photography, I'm even more impressed by your ability to find sources of information about your subjects!
Here's something to add to your library about the Shaggy Mouse:
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/fu ... 07/1543542
The gist of the paper is that this animal can modify its own mucous in order to prey on a variety of anemones - how cool is that?
Adaptably yours,
Alex