Incinerator Rock, Long Beach
Long Beach Sunset
Bull Kelp [Nereocystis luetkeana] on Chesterman Beach
Humpback Whale [Megaptera novaeangliae]
Gray Whale [Eschrichtius robustus]
Habour Seal [Phoca vitulina]
Sea Otters [Enhydra lutris]
group of five, with three adults and two pups, seen in the Bull Kelp amongst the Broken Group Islands, in Barkley Sound.
Aggregating Anemones [Anthopleura elegantissima]
Ochre Sea Star [Pisaster ochraceus] and Giant Green Anemone [Anthopleura]
The Ochre Sea Star is a common Pacific Coast invertebrate. Found in the intertidal zone, it is related to sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, and sand dollars. It is considered a keystone species to the overall health of the intertidal zone. They eat the California mussel, preventing it from overrunning their mutual habitat.
The Ochre Sea Star can be orange, purple, cherry red, or ochre - yellow to brown.
Sunset over Long Beach
Long Beach Sunset
Algae Natural Abstract
Ochre Sea Stars and Giant Green Anemone
Low tide colours
Common Merganser hen with ducklings (Mergus merganser]
Black Oystercatcher [Haematopus bachmani]
Pigeon Guillemots [Cepphus columba]
often referred to as 'PeeGee's'
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Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Pacific Rim National Park Reserver (PRNPR)
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