Tag Archives: sea
Around for 500 Million Years
They are 95% water but jellies – ancient marine invertebrates – never cease to fascinate me! These are a few snapshots I took recently of some of the jellies at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps. The first photo is a … Continue reading
Seahorses
Seahorses are extraordinary and beautiful fish with heads like horses and tails like monkeys. We have a seahorse exhibit and today I took a few photographs of some of these remarkable animals to share with you.
The Scripps Oceanography Pier Bathed in Late Summer Evening Light
as taken via my Iphone a few minutes ago Continue reading
Stunning Purple and Orange Seastars
At low tide on the Coronado Islands, Mexico (about 14 miles from San Diego, USA). Continue reading
Early Morning Walk on an East Coast Beach in May: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
May 5th two years ago I was staying on Hilton Head Island, attending an ocean education conference. I stepped onto a beautiful, empty beach at 7.30am and went for a quick walk before breakfast. I found shells, a crab, and a horseshoe crab carapace… Continue reading
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