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Melibe aka hooded nudibranchs amongst bull kelp blades

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Brooding anemone on a blade of seagrass


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Another fun fact is that under ideal conditions, both giant and bull kelp can grow 10-12 inches per day!

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Ya know that lizard meme? Well my life feels like that but instead of lizards it’s Great Blue Heron! I swear they are all I ever find and the only birds that cooperate for photos! #birdphotography #wildlifephotographer #bird #greatblueheron #heron #washington #washingtonwildlife

Male Purple Finch in Olga Washington

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You can find them throughout the Pacific (Korea, Japan, Siberia, and Alaska to California) dining on bryozoans.

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Heath’s dorid

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Plumose anemones and a mottled sea star during a sunny, low tide afternoon at the dock.

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The T65A’s in Bremerton WA 4/5/25

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White lined dirona

These guys feed on hydroids, bryozoans, crustaceans, ascidians, and snails.

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Chipmunk snacking on Sitka mountain ash fruit

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Horned nudibranch along a dark blue background with an orange sponge.

One of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken. Hermissenda crassicornis aka thick-horned or opalescent nudibranch.

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A medium-sized owl takes off from the ground with a small rodent grasped in its talons.

#ShortEaredOwl with prey. From a trip to Washington in 2023.

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