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| It was like a nursery for marine life at Windmill this weekend! Not only lots of "little life" but numerous juvenile fish... who swim too fast for my shutter. (: |
The rough seas the last few weeks had the reef covered in sand. Reminded me of snow! |
A gentle reminder of my PNW diving - beautiful, large anemones. I believe this is a False Plum anemone. |
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| The charming tentacles of the Golden sea cucumbers! Their warm, orange-hued fuzz covered large areas of the reef edge. |
This dive I discovered some unknown cracks I hadn't explored before. Some fun photo ops! |
A different view |
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| Looking upward through the crack, decorated with feather stars, tunicates, urchins and crinoids. |
These colorful Cape urchins were only about the size of a silver dollar! |
A plentiful reef which makes for a lovely dive. |
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| These precious Cape urchins use dead shells as "sunshades". Photos of this in my previous gallery. Too cute! |
A beautiful pink anemone partially buried in the sand. |
An interesting reef edge structure. |
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| What I believe is Stephens' Codium (type of green algae) with golden sea cucumbers in the back drop. |
My favorite Brittle Stars surrounded by golden sea cucumbers. |
Cape urchins and 'juvenile' anemones. |
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An appropriate perch 'owned' by our feathered friend at the False Bay Yacht Club, as we cruised Simons Town after the dive. |