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Kelp holdfast. Photo: Jacque Comery
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Treble clef kelp Photo: Jacque Comery
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Kelp in a rockpool at the waters edge flanked by purple algae. Photo: Jacque Comery
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Swirling veins in a beach cobble Photo: Jacque Comery
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Showing posts with label Rockpools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rockpools. Show all posts
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
July 25: Kelp and rocks
Just enjoying the simplicity of colours and shapes of kelp and rocks on the east beach of the isthmus .
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
July 10: Garden Cove Rockpools
A low swell day on the east coast this time, gave me another opportunity to check out the rockpools in Garden Cove. The east side is typically more sheltered, as the prevailing winds and swell here are from the west.
With Mark and Ben coming along, one to spot for Orca's (joking... kind of) and one to spot for grumpy Fur Seals, we waded around in the sheltered knee deep pools.
There is a myth here that if we tap the rocks with a pole that the resident Orca's will show up. Ben banged away for an eternity, and nothing happened! Mark was snapping pics of cute fur seals, one with a green tag, that we haven't yet ID'ed. Our friend #711 wasn't here today.
I saw lots of anemones, and still no nudibranches.
Whilst I donned a dry suit this time to keep my feet dry whilst wading around, my hands still froze quickly in the sub-Antarctic water with pink washing up gloves over my wool gloves! Also I still can't put my face in the water (no swimming allowed) so have no idea what I am shooting as I can't see the viewfinder! Super fun to see how much life is tucked into the intertidal zone.
With Mark and Ben coming along, one to spot for Orca's (joking... kind of) and one to spot for grumpy Fur Seals, we waded around in the sheltered knee deep pools.
There is a myth here that if we tap the rocks with a pole that the resident Orca's will show up. Ben banged away for an eternity, and nothing happened! Mark was snapping pics of cute fur seals, one with a green tag, that we haven't yet ID'ed. Our friend #711 wasn't here today.
I saw lots of anemones, and still no nudibranches.
Whilst I donned a dry suit this time to keep my feet dry whilst wading around, my hands still froze quickly in the sub-Antarctic water with pink washing up gloves over my wool gloves! Also I still can't put my face in the water (no swimming allowed) so have no idea what I am shooting as I can't see the viewfinder! Super fun to see how much life is tucked into the intertidal zone.
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Anemones. Photo: Jacque Comery
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| Anemones. Photo: Jacque Comery |
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Anemones and Sea cucumber. Photo: Jacque Comery
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Tiny critters galore. Photo: Jacque Comery
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Sea cucumbers. Photo: Jacque Comery
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Tuesday, 16 June 2015
June 13: Rockpools
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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