My Nature Blog
I was meant to go to St Helens earlier this week with a couple of members of the field nats. Unfortunately, I caught Covid so decided to do the right thing and isolated.
So when Seth called and asked if I wanted to go looking for marine life, I jumped at the chance. The cold type of symptoms of Covid were mild but my body had been really achy. I hadn’t done anything all week and was desperate to leave the house.
Another impromptu request to look for marine life. My focus was on getting the insides of the sea squirts, especially ones that weren’t Pyura Dalbyi.
Most of these ascidians are the same old same old. The first four images are of a specimen that looked a bit different. I can only describe it as looking like it is covered in hair or silk. Maybe even a spider web.
A friend pointed out similarities to a species that he had tentatively been calling Botrylloides giganteus. This was partially due to elongated zooids. He used this photo as a reference.
[Read more…] about Eastern Beach Marine Life at Night: March 2024
Yesterday, my nephew phoned up and asked if I wanted to go to St Helens at night.
I wanted to say no so bad. I was experiencing a migraine. I’d been asleep for 15+ hours. The pain was down to moderate but the aura was definitely there.
But I wanted to go adventuring. I figured that it would be a good time to test my limits during a migraine as I would be getting a lift to and from the beach.
Seth changed his mind and we ended up going to Eastern Beach. It ended up being a very productive trip.
Effing Hot. That is the only way I can describe the recent weather. We just experienced three days in the high thirties. We had been so lucky during summer: we had very few days in the high thirties.
When my family asked if I’d like to join them for a swim at St Helens, I jumped at the chance. The weather was still around the thirties/late twenties as the sun was setting. I was desperate to leave the house at this point. I go so stir crazy when the heat intolerance weather hits.
We’d visited St Helens beach before at low tide and I’d enjoyed getting photos of the sea squirts. It was fascinating how different the area looked at night.
[Read more…] about Marine Life Found At St Helens Beach At High Tide