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“My Wheels” At Second Valley

Published on : February 28, 2017 Published by : Steve Reynolds

I love to see “my wheels” when I dive at Second Valley jetty. It’s great when I come across them during my dives there. I’m talking about large cartwheels and ‘truck sets’ that are in the bay between the jetty and ‘boat shed island’. I described these wheels in my […]

Categorized in : Dive Reports Jetties Maritime History

ID of pipefish found at Sellicks Beach

Published on : February 23, 2017 Published by : Steve Reynolds

We recently received a request via Facebook from Robbert Alexander‎ to identify a pipefish species that he found on Sellicks Beach. Robbert sent us a photo of the pipefish and we told him that it was “Most likely Stigmatopora argus, the spotted pipefish”. We also gave him a link to […]

Categorized in : Bony fishes Coastal species Syngnathids

The Taking of Wide-angle photos 1/2 Above Water and 1/2 Below Water

Published on : February 22, 2017 Published by : Steve Reynolds

When David Muirhead sent some wide-angle photos 1/2 above water and 1/2 below water to  Scoresby Shepherd (incl. the above image), he received this response from him: – “I’ve always been enchanted by these strange pics – 1/2 above water and 1/2 below. I’ve no idea what sort of lens […]

Categorized in : Equipment Underwater Photography

A Few Finds From Around Coffin Bay

Published on : February 18, 2017 Published by : Steve Reynolds

Herewith a few finds, most made recently near (the) home (of Brian and Bernadette Saunders of Coffin Bay) : Eggs sacs like balloons on strings, their sandy stalks attached below the sand’s surface. We had previously found larval sea snails in similar egg sacs but these were a little smaller […]

Categorized in : Coastal species intertidal zone Shorebirds

Swimming with Surf Sardines at Myponga Beach

Published on : February 3, 2017 Published by : Steve Reynolds

by David Muirhead I snorkelled at Myponga Beach’s south-western rock channels again this morning (29th Jan 2017) with my daughter who expressed interest in accompanying me because she’s never been in the water there. (No suits, just bathers, booties, fins, hood, mask, snorkel, SPF30+ and Sea Life camera.) The water was […]

Categorized in : Bony fishes Coastal species

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