Taken exactly a year ago… I wish I could be there now and not sitting here amid all this covid19 insanity.
Not exactly sure which species of guard crab this is (even with my ID books), but I like the super aggressive posturing by such a relatively tiny animal.
This species of shrimp has been on my list of ones I was hoping to see some day, but they’ve been quite elusive… so imagine my surprise when we found multiple of them on the same dive… and not just in the same spot, but…
Another closeup shot of that coconut octopus from the other day…
A handful of dragonflies photographed at Jiwa Damai…
A beautifully patterned flatworm spotted by one of the volunteers in Timor Leste, this Persian Carpet Flatworm (Pseudobiceros bedfordi) actually looked a bit more metallic in the water, but the photos didn’t pick it up completely.
After visiting one of the waterfalls in Taiwan we opted for a different route back to the car, and along the way Jason spotted this group of Formosan Macaques in the trees.
As you may remember, I like taking photos of hiking trails and when I was out on a hike the other day, I came across this section of rocks and moss that was absolutely perfect. I really like moss in the first place, but the…
Again, I’m not sure if these are true Thecacera pacifica nudibranchs, but they are definitely in the Thecacera family, and thus likely qualify as Pikachu nudis – especially the second one… and definitely more so than the darker black one I posted before…
One of the last couple days during my last stay in Bali, I borrowed a motorbike and went for a ride up into the hills and then along the coast. It was a little bittersweet as I knew I was leaving, but I am pretty…
A colorful Desirable Flabellina (Coryphellina exoptata) nudibranch photographed on the USAT Liberty wreck.
I think M.C. Escher might be proud of this one… I’ll just let you try to figure out which way is up…
A beautiful seven story pagoda in Taroko National Park… I also liked the Pudu Bridge that is the only access over to where the temple and pagodo are.
