Octopus weekend

[Merry]

Thanks to a post by Ian Uhalt, we hit the barge this morning and weren't disappointed. We had the same conditions - at least 25' vis opened up under the dark green middle-layer. We visited Phil's triple octopus patch to check on the eggs.










Phil misses his rig so much that I generously let him take one shot with mine:




More octopuses and other life at Topaz Pilings:










A raspberry-size sea hare




Hermissenda on the remains of a salp.




Sea pansy polyps

 

[Scuba_Noob]

Very nice octopus shots. I used to take octopus sightings for granted here, but I haven't seen an octopus in a month!!!

 

[bperc]

Very nice photos. Thanks

 

[dmoore19]

That's more Octopus in 1 day than I have seen on all of my dive days put together! Very nice.

 

[TSandM]

I have never seen one of the small octopuses on eggs . . . I'm really enjoying your photographs of them. I also really like the sea pansy pictures.

 

[SPKelpDiver]

Great octopus shots. I also like the tiny sea hare! How cool are they?

 

[drbill]

I am soooo envious of the octo nests you and Phil see and photograph. I have yet to find one (but have several sequences of them making whoopie).

 

[fnfalman]

How cute!!! Mama crab hugging baby crab.

I know, I know, it's not like that but still cute.

 

[FrankPro1]

Great series! I've never seen Sea pansy polyps so magnified. Very cool! Love the tiny sea hare as well.