A rare day of winds under 10 knots, no westerly swell and very low tide revealed an opportunity to poke around the rock pools on the west beach. This beach usually is pounded by crashing surf, and I was curious to see what could possibly reside in the intertidal zone here, and not be pummelled into oblivion. As it turns out there are all sorts of critters down there. These pics were all taken in less than 30 cm of water in the rockpools themselves. I can only dream of what underwater majesty might lie beyond the kelp.....
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| Anemone. Photo: Jacque Comery |
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Sea cucumber. Photo: Jacque Comery
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Anemone. Photo: Jacque Comery
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Snail. Photo: Jacque Comery
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Sea cucumber. Photo: Jacque Comery
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Starfish on tippy toes! Photo: Jacque Comery
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Snail with coralline algae on its shell. Photo: Jacque Comery
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Maybe go for a dive then !! Phenomenal life in 30cm ..... Therese
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