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Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
true_islanderKuvaus
Interesting to find three of these (each individual pictured) during a low-tide walk. Found under the north-end Vashon Ferry Dock.
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Sepelkalastaja (Megaceryle alcyon)Havainnoija
inyourlocationKuvaus
Belted kingfisher with a catch on the morning near the beach
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Lännenpunaorava (Tamiasciurus douglasii)Havainnoija
kiwikiuKuvaus
Peanut heist gone wrong!
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Cumanotus fernaldiHavainnoija
jensseattleKuvaus
Observed while night lighting off the docks in the Shilshole marina. At least 2 observed, swimming in the water column.
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Alitta williamiHavainnoija
jensseattleKuvaus
Observed swimming at night off the docks
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Havainnoija
eblekeKuvaus
Dive observation. Juvenile. Finger for size in second photo.
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Valkopäämerikotka (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Havainnoija
jubilee3Kuvaus
This observation involves three eagles. Two eagles were perched in the tree, exchanging vocaliations, when a third eagle flew up to the top eagle in an aggressive manner. The approaching eagle and the bottom-perched eagle attacked each other, locking talons and spinning around over the lake. A short time later, the original pair flew off together over the lake, and the third eagle flew off in a different direction.
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Beringinisohylje (Eumetopias jubatus)Havainnoija
beastmode1969Kuvaus
Eating a Giant Pacific Octopus!
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Octopus rubescensHavainnoija
eblekeKuvaus
Dive observation. Juvenile, only a few inches across. Camouflage barnacles!
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Suku MyxicolaHavainnoija
naturebynancyKuvaus
I was Dock Fouling at Deer Harbor Marina and found this. I don’t even know where to start in classifying it.
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Cliopsis krohniiHavainnoija
hunterefsKuvaus
Approx. 4 individuals in a patch of flotsam. Very nice surprise!
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Octopus rubescensHavainnoija
thelittlebrrmaidKuvaus
I love baby reds! This time of year they seem to be everywhere. At Mukilteo especially, I look extra closely at empty clam shells. This little guy was only an inch or so long.
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Eumida longicornutaHavainnoija
bellaormsethKuvaus
A segmented marine worm. Dead, I think. About 3 inches long.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
ewrunn1ngKuvaus
This is the first Pycnopodia I've seen on Seattle beaches in six years. Hope it's a sign they're beginning to come back after being devastated by Sea Star wasting.
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Jättiläistursas (Enteroctopus dofleini)Havainnoija
wendy5Kuvaus
This Bald Eagle was eating a Giant Pacific Octopus's 2' arm, then carried the remains to a branch on the bluff and kept eating.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
ewrunn1ngKuvaus
Purple Ribbon worm observed in the process of swallowing a Nereid polychaete. Fourth photo shows the ribbon worm everting its proboscis and injecting the prey with a toxin.
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Heimo NereididaeHavainnoija
ewrunn1ngKuvaus
Unfortunate polychaete being eaten by a ribbon worm.
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Pisaster ochraceusHavainnoija
ewrunn1ngKuvaus
Unusual seven-armed individual! I've seen some with six, but this is the first with seven I've ever found.
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Pääjakso CtenophoraHavainnoija
dnordinKuvaus
This was found in a plankton tow off pier 60 in Seattle.
I kept waiting for it to uncoil to make me feel confident it was a marine worm of some kind.
It moved in a pulsing rotation by straightening and lowering what seem to be flagella or very pointed paddle-like appendages. These are rather flat and taper to the ends. What puzzles me is that even if this uncoils I am not sure this would demonstrate a bilateral symmetry I associate with most marine worm larvae.
I would love to hear what others think?
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Neverita lewisiiHavainnoija
ewrunn1ngKuvaus
Beautiful Moon Snail operculum (trap door) found washed up on the beach. This is only the second one of these I've found.
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Fomitopsis mounceaeHavainnoija
ewrunn1ngKuvaus
Growing on the base of a stump. Some sort of shelf or bracket fungus?
