During my time in Mancos, Colorado, I found a trail that was labeled as “The Ramparts” and with my interest in all things medieval I just had to check it out… and I was not disappointed! The autumn colors were absolutely gorgeous but I still…
Category: Nature
Alright – to wrap out Nudibranch Week 2.0 here are a couple shots of Leopard Dorid Nudibranchs (Diaulula sandiengensis) and some Giant Nudibranchs (Dendronotus iris). The Giant Nudis can get up to 12 inches long but I the ones here are actually fairly small with…
We might as well stick the the color theme today, and we’ll take a look at a bunch of yellow nudibranchs. I’m going to skip trying to ID each one, but I think there are Noble Sea Lemons (Peltodoris nobilis), Monterey Sea Lemons (Doris montereyensis),…
Today we’ll look at three different nudibranchs that though unrelated all definitely share the common feature that orange is certainly the defining color. First up is a single shot of a Cockerell’s Nudibranch (Limacia cockerelli) which was a surprising treat to find. Next up is…
I am not sure on the ID for these first nudibranchs – or if they’re even the same species – but I am pretty sure they are in the Aeolid family. They were all tiny little things… each less than half an inch long. This…
No – these were not photographed in Alaska, but I guess that is where these Alaskan Skeleton Shrimp (Caprella alaskana) were originally identified. I’d seen them on a number of dives in Puget Sound, but one dive in particular we came across a buoy line…
A fairly common sighting in the Puget Sound waters, I got good opportunities to photograph plenty of Red Rock Crabs (Cancer productus)… including multiple mating pairs. They can grow to about 8 inches across and you can see they have quite powerful claws.
Sometimes animals just make funny faces at the camera…
I am pretty sure this is a Varadero Doto (Doto varaderoensis) nudibranch. They are fairly small – only getting to a maximum of 1/2″ long – and they feed on hydroids (the things that kind of look like weird shaped umbrellas here). I’m not sure…
There is something eerie about a bunch of vultures staring at you while you’re out hiking…
An extremely common shrimp in the waters of Puget Sound, these Coonstripe Shrimp (Pandalus danae) were able to be spotted on almost every dive and the fact that they grow to about 6 inches long meant some good close-up detail shots were fairly easy to…
A couple close-up headshots of a couple Black-bellied Whistling Ducks and a Tricolored Heron.
