I was also able to photograph some lizards in the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument.
Category: Travel
The world’s most visited museum (that I managed to photograph with minimal people in the way)
During a particular night dive at the Blue Heron Bridge, I was surprised to see this octopus… not because octos were uncommon at the bridge, far from it… but rather because this is a Caribbean Reef Octopus – identifiable by that nice bluish-green color it…
One snowy morning on Whidbey Island was a very good day for spotting Bald Eagles…
Even without the arches, the landscapes in Arches National Park were pretty stunning…
On two consecutive dives in Washington, I happened up a somewhat uncommon site of fish trying to bite off more than they could chew (or swallow since most fish don’t chew)…
While in Washington I got the opportunity to see multiple fish guarding eggs. These first couple are all Greenling eggs (most likely White-spotted Greenling) and the later ones are a Lingcod and a Wolf Eel.
The last in this little tour of jays across the USA is the Steller’s Jay which can be found in the western part of the US, and these ones in particular are of the Pacific Coastal subset which can be identified by the blue streaks…
Today’s jay – the Canada or Grey Jay – was found during a hike in Olympic National Park. I decided to do a relatively short hike up Mount Storm King. Once at the top I was greeted with a bit of a crowd (I think…
This week we’ll take a look at three different jays from across the country… Today we’ll start with the Florida Scrub Jay – endemic to only Florida it is obviously a fairly uncommon bird. I managed to find a handful of them while hiking around…
Though not as flashy as Mesa Verde, the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument is nearby and another place I visited during my stay in Mancos, Colorado. The cliff dwellings here are much smaller but you’re able to approach much more closely (some of them…
Another giant fish of the PNW, Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) can grow to about 5 feet long and weigh up to 120 pounds! When they swim through the water they move like torpedoes – only needing a few thrusts of their tails to get some incredible…
The Wolf Eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) is another hallmark Pacific Northwest site while diving, and my friends there made sure to get me to some dive sites that had them. I only once saw one out swimming which is not super common, but even seeing them…
And of course, there were arches to be seen in Arches National Park…
Be sure to look at how comical the bills on those ducklings look – they are so much larger than they look like they should be!
