Whidbey Island Critters

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:54 am

Adding new critter to my list. Cucumber normally hidden in muck.

Scubie Doo · Post by **Scubie Doo** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:41 pm

Wow, that is a really cool find.

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:44 pm

Now I'm gonna be on the lookout for one!

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:58 pm

Another critter added to the list, my first flatworm !

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 7:48 am

So cool....

Gdog · Post by **Gdog** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:11 am

Awesome!

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:17 am

Sunday dive at Keystone with my daughter. It doesn't get any better ...

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:35 am

The size of that ling cod! Great pictures Jan. I especially like the one of the cross jellyfish, vis looks amazing and love the light in the shallows.

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:49 am

Thank you. The Lings at Keystone are big and tame. As for the shallows, the Bull kelp is dying - sign that winter is coming. But the sun yesterday provided nice touch to the scene...

oldsalt · Post by **oldsalt** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:53 pm

What a blessing. I noticed a large aggregation of urchins. Is this normal, or do you think it a result of seastar wasting?
-Curt

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:02 pm

Curt, I believe that the demise of the Sunflower stars are responsible for the exploding population of Green sea urchins at Keystone and at Coupeville.

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:09 pm

Yes, everywhere I've seen a ton of urchins it was preceded by the sudden absence of sunflower stars in a once populous area of them. Though my foggy memory says that the urchin population explodes and then tapers off a bit.

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:29 am

They didn't include scuba divers in their brochure ....
Here are some of the traps non diving locals use:

and some rockfish from the old Langley Tire Reef:

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:11 pm

I returned to Deception Pass after couple months of goofing off elsewhere. Found few healthy stars, Stimpson's, Mottled, Six rayed and Blood, one wasting Mottled star. Everything else looks as I left it back in summer

bradmond · Post by **bradmond** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:28 am

We are lucky to have you among us. Thank you for taking the time to do what you do.

YellowEye · Post by **YellowEye** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:54 am

Extremely nice work. It is indeed a great park above and below!

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:53 am

Love it!

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:31 am

Fantastic photos and narrative, as always Jan!

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:39 pm

Thank you guys, I went back the next day, so here are few more from the pass :

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 7:20 am

Absolutely lovely

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:52 am

In case you didn't know, October 29 is celebrated around the world as the SEA SLUG DAY !

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:32 pm

Sailfin sculpin daytime encounter:

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 10:40 am

End of October sea star surveys:

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:58 am

Love these creative posts Jan. Glad to see you back at full steam posting them!

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:39 am

More of Autumn colors. Above and under Possession Point State Park ...

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