Month: March 2012
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Nudibranchs: Dendronotus albus
Here’s yet another nudibranch that lives in the southern California waters, Dendronotus albus. As usual, this one is very tiny–only about an inch long.
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Nudibranchs: Hermissenda crassicornis
Another cool nudibranch in southern California is the opalescent sea slug: Hermissenda crassicornis. I think the small one might be a Flabellina pricei but I’m not 100% certain.
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Nice to Meet You
Spotted underwater at the La Jolla Shores: a graceful crab and a sand dollar getting to know one another.
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Nudibranchs: Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
After more than a month out of the water, and two months out of the cold California water, I finally got to go diving again! We spent the weekend on the Horizon dive boat diving San Clemente Island and the kelp beds of Point Loma, San Diego. I saw lots of sea lions and a…
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Raindrops
I appreciate the irony in the fact that while people back in Vermont are skiing in 70-degree sunshine, snow levels here in Southern California have dropped to 2000′. Here at the beach, though, we’re only getting rain.
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Eyes
This week’s project 52 theme: eyes. So I took a selfie.
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San Diego, California: The Running of the Squid
2011’s market squid run was one of the most incredible phenomena I have ever experienced while diving. Every year, tens of thousands of these foot-long squid congregate to mate, lay eggs, and die. The water was thick with San Diego squid–visibility was limited not by particulate in the water column, but by the density of…
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California Diving: Sharks and Rays
We’re headed back to San Diego in just a few short, hectic days. There are friends to see and things to pack, and of course there is cleaning to do… and whereas I miss our Killington friends dearly when we are away, I can’t wait to get back in the water. Going through old photos…
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Quechee, VT: Bald Eagle at VINS Nature Center
Despite having lived in Killington for four years, I never made it to the VINS Nature Center (just down the road in Quechee) until now. The center specializes in rehabilitation of injured birds, primarily birds of prey such as owls, hawks, falcons, and eagles. Although reintroduction into the natural habitat is the primary goal of VINS,…