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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:35 am
by Jan K
Thank you guys, glad you enjoy my ramblings ...
Day at Possession Point Fingers. Did not find any new critters, just enjoying the dive.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:35 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:17 pm
by dieseldude
I'm laughin' at your list of living things present in just one picture. Absolutley amazing! I find my little pee brain overwhelmed with " which one should I take a picture of?" I'll be looking for the next window here tomorrow. I'm already eager to come back. Nice work Jan. It's a real kick to see myself "cartoonized" too. You might be able to tell from my avatar that I'm into that sort of thing.
Now I have to leave the weekend behind & go back to work. Bummer!
MJ
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:43 am
by LCF
I really want to do this dive -- I was quite disappointed when the viz made our charter a couple of weeks ago opt for other sites.
Knowing something about the invertebrate life really makes looking at these walls a much richer experience!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:53 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:57 pm
by LCF
I've seen the I-beams at Cove 2 so full of egg yolk jellies that it looks like a fireman's breakfast!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:20 pm
by Jan K
From the wall of Possession Point Fingers :
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:46 pm
by LCF
I think the faces on squat lobsters are some of the cutest faces in the Sound -- right up there with penpoint gunnels, and both perpetually smiling.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:48 pm
by Jan K
While at the safety stop, I noticed a tiny Lion's Nudibranch clinging to piece of kelp. Never saw one this small before..
I watched Diamond Back Tritonia crawl in front of Buffalo Sculpin - looks like this sculpin doesn't eat slugs and
Tritonia festiva doesn't have buffalo meat on its list of stuff to eat
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:54 pm
by LCF
That's an AMAZING picture of the baby hooded nudi!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:39 pm
by Jan K
Grunt meets the Lord ..
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:19 pm
by Tom Nic
Jan K wrote:Grunt meets the Lord ..
Hmmm.... Does this mean that the Red Irish Lord ended up
eating the Grunt?
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:57 pm
by Jan K
Tom Nic wrote:Jan K wrote:Grunt meets the Lord ..
Hmmm.... Does this mean that the Red Irish Lord ended up
eating the Grunt?
No, the Lord stayed motionless while the Grunt hopped around and away - to live for another day...
And some regulars from Keystone Jetty - to keep the post alive
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:50 pm
by LCF
Beautiful picture of the sculpin -- you can clearly see the circles on his tummy.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:52 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:55 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:13 pm
by Dusty2
Nice work Jan! and as usual great info to go with it.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:43 pm
by Zen Diver
Catching up on your thread is always a joyful pleasure Jan, thank you!
Valerie
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:35 pm
by Blaiz
Jan, every time I see you I tell you how much I'm enjoying your pictures, but you should probably know that I just went through and read every single post on these 39 pages! Absolutely Amazing! I've learned tons already, Please keep it coming!!
edit: come to think of it, that's really not a JUST went through, it took me a good 11 or 12 hours!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:32 pm
by Jan K
Thank you all, I am glad that you still enjoy the pages, it seems like there is not much new to report,
but so far, I still love to dive and although it is harder and harder to add new critters to my list, I keep
on trying ....Yesterday I spent lots of time waiting for the Lingcod to open its mouth and let me witness
some more of the cleaning action I was lucky to see last year.. It did not happen. Maybe next time...
And so it goes...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:32 pm
by Tom Nic
So cool...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:11 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:21 am
by LCF
Interesting information about the feeding, Jan. Peter and I have asked one another repeatedly, "What eats nudibranchs?" and other than Navanax, we didn't have an answer.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:23 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:16 pm
by SeattleYates
Whoa! I just discovered this thread (being brand new to this site), and it's a GOLD MINE!
I'll spend many hours pouring over the pages, and I'm sending the link to several friends. Frankly, it should be required reading for anyone serious about PNW diving - a wealth of information, and your artwork makes it a joy to read! Bravo, Jan!