Guernsey
views of the island with the help of a digital camera - reduced to c 25k for speed.
1 Looking down the beach (next land due west is New York).
2 At the low water mark looking south (10 meter (33ft) tides.
3 Standing in the sea looking back toward the top of the beach.
5 A fine specimen - about 7cm.
6 A species of small spider crab - quite rare - shell 3cm across.
8 I must be the only 'crab whisperer!'
9 Scorpion fish/Bullhead/Father lasher - can you see it?
10 A decorative animal - seems to have flowed like thick purple paint!
11 A common sea slug - they come inshore in early spring.
12 Who else is looking for ormers?
13 Found it - among seaweed - they eat kelp.
14 Another 'lady crab' in typical aggression posture.
15 Could this be Montague's Sea Snail (yes, it is a fish!)
16 So I turned a big rock and felt a spine go into my finger - this was the culprit!
18 Can you see it - well camouflaged!
19 A cluster of interesting marine organisms - Seaslug, whelk, whelk eggs, brittle star, winkle
20 A sea spider - can you see the legs (3cm from tip to tip).
21 Squat lobster - everywhere - this one has lost it's pincers.
23 Occasionally exposed, grey mud, reckoned to be Paleolithic! (by some)!
24 The edible crab - (Shanker) - Cancer the crab! This one is too small.
25 Hermit crab.
26 Now everyone's out enjoying themselves and the tide is coming up.
