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.
I am not sure why this Blackline Fireworm reared up like this – perhaps to increase its ability to catch scents on the currents to search out its next meal or a mate… or maybe this is just a form of fireworm yoga and this…
Not all sea stars have five arms… like this basket star and this other juvenile star which might be a Morning Sun Star, but it is certainly too small to tell for certain.
At one dive side called Three Tree Point near where I was staying in Burien, Washington, there is an artificial “reef” structure that is a pyramid of bowling balls (seriously!) and apparently it makes for some perfect habitat for these Saddleback Gunnels (Pholis ornata). I’ve…
I am honestly surprised how few insects and spiders I’d seen while in Florida, so I’ll just share some more of this Magnolia Green Jumping Spider (Lyssomanes viridis) from a few months ago…
A small green sea hare spotted in the eel grass on a dive in Alki near Seattle, these little guys were fun to find, but hard to photography because everything was moving so much! I am pretty sure it is a Taylor’s Sea Hare (Phyllaplysia…
I know I briefly shared some Prairie Dog photos with the Coyote, and if you haven’t seen the Bison photos from RMANWR, go check them out too. But today we’ve got some close-ups of the Prairie Dogs.
White-lined Dironas or Alabaster Nudibranchs (Dirona albolineata) seem to be one of the more common nudibranchs in Puget Sound, but that doesn’t make them any less beautiful or fun to find on dives… I’m sure this won’t be the last time I post photos of…
During my hike along Four Mile Creek and Anderson Trail near Pagosa Springs, I happened upon this meadow with the nice peaks in the background. I had to wait a bit for the clouds to shift to shine some better light on the golds of…
About a week or so after my luck first moose encounter, I went back and hiked the same trail again and sure enough found the same two moose right around the same spot as the first time. Again, they seemed completely fine with me being…
One of my last evenings in Palmer Lake as I ended my hike, I was given this stellar view of a sunset and an approaching (or maybe receding – I can’t remember which) storm…
Just a couple quick clips showing some of the views I have been treated to before various dives around the Pacific Northwest… including my first dive in the snow…
A couple close-up shots showing the details in some feathers…. both the avian kind and from a featherduster worm underwater…
