Whidbey Island Critters

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I couldn't get a better angle on the cleaner sculpin, but here it is ...
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I love it that you have captured this behavior!
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Thanks Tom, still looking for the "perfect shot" of this behavior.
Meanwhile, Sticklebacks munching on hairs of the chitons ...
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Others munching on dead stars. So far it seems like it is not affecting other critters...
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The sea stars at Langley are not going out without a fight.
Spawning. Hopefully the new generation will manage to colonize the harbor again.
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Tubesnouts and more Tubesnouts :)
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Awesome captures!
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Thanks Tom.
More bad news from the Sea star front. The Sunflower stars are almost gone from Langley where they were once hundreds of them. And now Deception Pass is showing first signs of the disease now :(
The beautiful Simpson's stars might be affected there too...
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Another one, this time from Deception Pass, hiding in empty Rock scallop shell :
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Stickleback nesting
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Sea star surveys continue -
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No sickies at Keystone, Mottled stars with regenerated arms :)
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Yes, it sure looks like I am obsessed with sea star wasting syndrome... :nutty:
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Smooth Alligatorfish.
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Yay!!! Cool fishie! One that is still on my list of ones that I hope to see!
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Jan: In your case I can quote a title by Lloyd Douglas, "Magnificent Obsession".
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Snail school bus :
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This is so cool, I've seen one or two babies on these snails before but not like this.
Are they two different species?
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YellowEye wrote:This is so cool, I've seen one or two babies on these snails before but not like this.
Are they two different species?
Same species. Here is the adult, as you see, much bigger, color worn out :
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Another one from Sunday dive at Pilings:
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