Monday, February 20, 2012

Tide pooling

Yesterday was a gorgeous day, so Matt and I headed for the coast to take advantage of the -0.5 ft low tide.  We saw tons of nuibranchs, sea stars, anemones, abalone, and even a sunflower star.  The best sighting of the day was this pair of lea lemons, the biggest we've ever seen at the reserve!


We noticed a few more uncommon species of anemones this time around, possibly due to warmer sea water temps this year (and in general).  We are still waiting for another octopus sighting, but in the meantime, there were plenty of other interesting finds.  



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