Maui December 2021 & 1st Half January 2022
On December 5th Maui was hit by a strong Kona Storm that wiped out a number of my favourite snorkel spots, not to mention a number of beaches, roads, parks,…
Week II & III, Maui 2021
The last 2 1/2 weeks have unveiled an incredible array of sea creaturea -- some entirely new to me, some "new to Hawaii" and some unidentified, new species. The highlights? …
Polygon Pleurobranch
In the Rubble. Maui First Week, 2021
I've spent the first few days on Maui exploring the rubble areas of North Kihei -- not areas that are particularly rich in vertebrates, but what they lack in fish…
Orange Peel Nudibranch, Acanthodoris lutea
The only photograph I have of an Acanthodoris lutea is of a juvenile -- extraordinarily tiny (8 mm?). It was found in the upper subtidal zone in an area of…
Redeye Medusa, Polyorchis penicillatus
This jelly is a treat to see -- not only for its delicate structure but for its pulsing movement
Marine Life of the Salish Sea
Snorkeling ‘S,dayes’ ( Pender Island), January 2021
The water has been cold -- between 6 & 8° C (43 to 47° F) but the purchase of a Yazbek 7.5 mm open cell wetsuit has made a huge…
Alabaster Nudibranch
Snorkeling Peter Cove, ‘S,dayes’ (Pender Island), B.C.
Peter Cove S., 'S,dayes' (Pender Island). This was my first day in the water for some time and winter temperatures have set in for sure! It would be stretching it…
Bay Pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhynchus
These photos were taken in late May of 2020 while snorkeling in the shallows of Peter Cove, Pender Island -- a rare treat to see several Bay Pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhynchus…
Black-tailed Deer and Great Blue Heron
Black-tailed Deer and Great Blue Heron, Thieves Bay, Pender Island
Please enjoy these photos of an incredible inter-species encounter. As I was walking along the dock at Thieves Bay late in the afternoon, I spooked a Great Blue Heron who…
