I cannot be absolutely positive that this camel cricket, (family Rhaphidophoridae) which I found under a chunk of bark in…
I love purple shore crabs! I never get tired of watching their sideways scuttle among cobblestones of the intertidal zone,…
It’s really obvious how much my life has changed during my 13 years of sobriety when I say that the…
It has been a busy couple weeks for yours truly! In addition to the holiday festivities, my nbo Morgan recently…
There were many moments of discovery on my trip to sw Oregon, many moments of joy and wonder, many ‘Yeehaw!’…
I am embarrassed to admit that I knew almost nothing about the biology and ecology of purple sea urchins (or…
For me Pisaster ochraceus, with their bright colors, tenacious clinging to the rock, and utterly alien lifestyle (by that I mean that…
The best critters that I personally found on my day of exploring with Sam McNally (although he did find the…
Black Turnstones are fun birds to watch, with their darting ways and debris flipping, hammering at barnacles and prying off…
I love tidepools! I love the smell of the ocean, the roar of the surf, and the disorientation that comes…