Rosalie-Nov2011

A fantastic unexpected day at the end of November - water temp same as air temp (11 degrees C) - and flat calm sea

Plumose colour palette

Plumose anemones (Metridium senile)

Small but feisty

Long-legged spider crab (Macropodia sp.)

Well-covered wreckage

Algae and plumose anemones, and great vis...

You ain't seen me...

Sponge spider crab (Inachus sp.)

Classic raspberry ripple

Dahlia anemone (Urticina felina)

Spongey loveliness

Mermaid's glove (Haliclona oculata), or is it H. simulans (white tips, less upright)?

Great vis...

Atmospheric wreckage (part of the engine) on the Rosalie

Nudi 1

Eubranchus tricolor nudibranch on Nemertesia antennina hydroid

Nudi 2

Eubranchus tricolor nudibranch on Nemertesia antennina hydroid

Nudi 3

Sea lemon (Archidoris pseudoargus)

BIG starfish

Common starfish (Asterias rubens) - at least 25cm across