Free sand at the Topaz pilings.

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Free sand at the Topaz pilings.

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Posted by Merry on February 06, 2012 at 08:40:59:

And good sand, it is.

Early yesterday, Margaret Webb reported that she relocated her wispy nudi, Cumanotus beaumonti, feeding on Corymorpha nutans at the Topaz pilings. A long-interval swell was stirring up the bottom, but somehow Phil managed to find Margaret's nudi. I tried to get a shot in the sandy surge.

The camera was having a tough time focusing on the thrashing duo, so I moved away to set up focus lock. Turning to re-shoot, I couldn't find the subject again! Lovely.

The next thing I know, Phil finds a tiny Catriona columbiana, which appeared to be feeding on the same Corymorpha hydroid. Still miffed at losing the other subject, I didn't realize that the hydroid was actually another Cumanotus!

This is a great spot for nudi hunters. Doris montereyensis.

It was so dark (at 45 feet!) that I didn't see the egg mass under this crab. I would have worked harder to show the isopods crawling on the eggs.

Bottlenose dolphins

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Re: Free sand at the Topaz pilings. Divebum Don 18:11:52 02/06/12 (0)

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