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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:05 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 8:26 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:05 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:15 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2022 8:26 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2022 3:58 pm
by Jan K
Deception Pass November 18th dive.
Another instalment
Male Kelp greenlings guarding the next generation, not too scared of much bigger critter with a camera (me).
Meanwhile Leafy hornmouth snail are starting to do their part in protecting their species survival.
When I found pile of rocks which obviously fell from the dry world above with their surface still devoid of marine life, I begun taking pictures during each visit to see how fast will the colonization progress when exposed to the strong currents in Deception Pass.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:58 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:04 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 9:08 pm
by Furnari
Glad to see you're back diving (and posting), Jan.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 9:24 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2023 11:21 am
by Jan K
January 7th, 2023. Keystone Jetty. Lots of divers, lots of driftwood and lots of noise from the nearby construction site.
But there was no wind to make it worse and the drizzle, part of our winter now. The Giant barnacle on the Rock of Life now hosts once again a large male Scalyhead sculpin, Fred the Third, as we now follow the reproductive doings at that specific spot. The Kelp greenlings have a leg up in that department, alevins, as the newly hatched larvae are called, are starting their life in the underwater world, leaving their eggs. And so, the life goes on...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:06 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:15 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 2:40 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 8:03 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 7:56 am
by oldsalt
I guess I should have noticed the relationship between sticklebacks and tubesnouts before, but the sticklebacks' ability to move back and forth from fresh to salt water dominated my interest. I have only seen tubes in salt water while I remember sticklebacks in abundance in Cranberry Lake. Don't I?
Curt
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 3:23 pm
by Jan K
oldsalt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 7:56 am
I guess I should have noticed the relationship between sticklebacks and tubesnouts before, but the sticklebacks' ability to move back and forth from fresh to salt water dominated my interest. I have only seen tubes in salt water while I remember sticklebacks in abundance in Cranberry Lake. Don't I?
Curt
Lots of Sticklebacks in the Driftwood Ponds ...
Skyline, February 1, 2023
Few nudibranchs, few fish, new to me sponge.
And very unusual - no current whatsoever.
Lot of silt in depth, somewhat better visibility in the shallow water.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:45 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 9:34 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 10:36 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:11 pm
by Jan K
Driftwood Park, February 10, 2023
Since I did not see a single rockfish on the tire reef here, I think there is some truth to the "Winter sheltering" theory.
Only larger fish I encountered on this dive was juvenile Wolf-eel.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:42 am
by Jan K
Driftwood Park, February 10, 2023
Bering hermit crab eating Barnacle eating dorid eggs.
How is that for a convoluted caption.
The short version Crab eats slug eggs.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2023 8:40 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:46 am
by Jan K
Deception Pass, February 15, 2023
Cold, but the current was mild and there was sunshine and no wind above.
Some of the Red sea cucumbers are beginning to show up after the winter sleep.
Northern featherdusters feeding happily too.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 7:25 am
by Jan K