Category Archives: marine life

Sea Onions

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Katherine

As children we always referred to bull kelp as sea onions as the floats look like onions. I still call them sea onions and still enjoy jumping on them to pop the floats. Bull kelp grows entirely in one season, … Continue reading →

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Oyster and Chiton

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Katherine

Chitons have a protective dorsal shell that is divided into eight articulating valves embedded in the tough muscular girdle that surrounds the chiton’s body. This allows chitons to roll into a protective ball when dislodged and to cling tightly to … Continue reading →

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Pachena Bay – razor clam

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Katherine

Siliqua patula – commonly known as the razor clam

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Royston

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Katherine

A bit of time well spent, enjoying a spring low tide on the beach at Royston. There’s a lot of history in this area, mostly involving coal, logging and fisheries – while some of what we have done in the … Continue reading →

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Royston – little crabs

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Katherine

Low tide at the beach in Royston – you can relax, dig for clams, mess about with a camera or two or go looking for some little crabs. Sometimes we visit the crabs in the water, and sometimes when they … Continue reading →

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Royston – walking in the water

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Katherine

A warm spring evening and I’m enjoying the beach at Royston at low tide – with a camera of course, and wearing my crocs so it’s time for a bit of messing about in the water.

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A crab at home

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Katherine

Just a bit of video of a crab at home – underwater, of course…

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Mr Crabby

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Katherine

Mr Crabby at Air Force Beach And some video…

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A little fish

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Katherine

A little fish hiding in the shallow water at Air Force Beach This is either a flounder or a sole – he was safely returned to grow larger…

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Over the beach – under the water

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Katherine

A pair of videos shot at Air Force Beach – one short, one not so short

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