Mountain fires and Great Southern Bioblitz
We have spent the last few days between 2 mountain fires. Spotter plane and helicopters in an aerial ballet with their water bombs.
Looking back at beach blobs for my contribution to GSB instead of smoke and ash.
https://eefalsebay.blogspot.com/2023/12/november-catch-up-great-southern-bioblitz.html
Observations
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Bluebottle (Physalia physalis)Observer
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for the blue bottle lunch
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White-breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo ssp. lucidus)Observer
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the top one
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Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus ssp. pusillus)Observer
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dead baby
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Agulhas Sea Nettle (Chrysaora agulhensis)Observer
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compass jelly ?
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Sea Wheat (Thinopyrum distichum)Observer
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They have trashed our sand-dunes. Pushed them into the sea, then rebuilt as a little and disneyfied version. Kilometres of plastic fence. The lower front lines swept into the sea by high tide, leaving hazardous sand cliffs. Original vegetation removed and replaced with marram grass against erosion. Irrigated till it establishes. First time I could bring myself to walk there and look at the damage.
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Smooth Plough Shell (Bullia rhodostoma)Observer
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purple
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Dinoflagellates (Superclass Dinoflagellata)Observer
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red tide
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Red Algae (Phylum Rhodophyta)Observer
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very light, the wind almost took it.
Flat blade, but crumpled and ruffled
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By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella)Observer
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tiny blue mysteries with tentacles. And a sail!
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