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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 8:18 am
by Jan K
Beauty of the world above mirrors (just a little) the one underwater.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2017 1:24 pm
by Jan K
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 ...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 8:18 am
by Jan K
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
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:57 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:36 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:48 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:00 am
by Tidepool Geek
Hi Jan,
Your photos are always terrific but that first image of the leafy hornmouth & eggs is truly a cut above!
Gobsmackedly yours,
Alex
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:11 am
by Jan K
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 !
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:10 am
by ScubaJess
WOW! Crazy cool and kinda scary
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 12:51 pm
by Jan K
With all that rain and wind, I feel stuck. It is a slow day. Barnacle kind of day.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 1:45 pm
by Jan K
Diomedes' aglaja. One of the slugs I don't find often. It is not rare, I just don't much dive muddy bottoms.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:54 am
by Jan K
It looks like a little tree, but it is an animal !
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:42 am
by Jan K
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.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:00 pm
by Jan K
Lagoon Point. Another worm. Do you like Spaghetti ?
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 9:15 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 3:30 pm
by Gdog
Awesome stuff!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 3:57 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:54 pm
by Gdog
Jan I can't believe you dove that! Yuk!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:43 am
by Jan K
Gdog wrote:Jan I can't believe you dove that! Yuk!
Yup, Yuk is the right word...
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 .
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:40 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:02 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:02 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:35 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:50 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:45 am
by Jan K