Category: Animals
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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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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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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,…
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Puppy Portrait
Update 1/14/2014: Want to see more of Carat (“Peepers”)? She is now the star of her very own blog at www.bostonterrierproblems.com I’ve been on a self-portrait kick lately, ever since I learned how to tether my camera to my laptop/TV. One of my goals for the year is to get better at portraits, and I’m the only model…
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Puppy Love
Update 1/14/2014: Want to see more of Carat (“Peepers”)? She is now the star of her very own blog at www.bostonterrierproblems.com When we were considering getting a puppy, my biggest concern was that adding a new dog to the family would upset Waffle. They’ve taken to each other better than I ever could have hoped, and now that…
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Diving the California Oil Rigs, Part 2
(See Diving the California Oil Rigs, Part 1 here.) This is the Spanish Shawl, a nudibranch (type of sea slug) common to Southern California. It’s tiny, only about one or two inches long. The orange appendages on its back are called cerata, which assist both in respiration and in digestion. They also store the stinging…
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Birds on a streetlamp
I’d been driving around San Diego for a few days, looking for a spot to do the typical “birds on a power line” photo, but this opportunity presented itself first. I cranked the exposure and contrast in post to get a flat white background.
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A polite request.
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I didn’t do it
Looking guilty in the strawberries. Update 1/14/2014: Want to see more of Carat (“Peepers”)? She is now the star of her very own blog at www.bostonterrierproblems.com