Puget Sound Naturalists
Some Clovers growing next to the MOLES building at the University of Washington.
Glaucous-winged gull.
Medium gray mantle, yellow bill with red spot, pink legs, and gray-tipped (vs. black and white) primaries. ID based on www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-mu.... IMAG2487
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13
Lewis' moonsnail.
With sand collar (egg mass). Aka: Euspira lewisii, Lunatia lewisii, Natica lewisii, Polinices lewisii. IMAG2486
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13
Red sea cucumber.
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Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13
Monterey sea lemon.
No lemon smell, dark pigment between and on tubercles, and some duskiness to the rhinophores and gills. IMAG2479
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13
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Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13
Elongated polyclad flatworm of some kind.
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Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13
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Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13
Spaghetti worm.
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Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13 IMAG2464 Sunflower star.
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13 IMAG2460 Keys out to this in Kozloff, but not sure.
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13 Giant flatworm
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13 IMAG2459 Lined chiton (though shell is somewhat obscured)
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13 IMAG2453 Gaper clam. Either T. capax (fat gaper) or T. nuttallii (Pacific gaper), based on the leathery flaps at the apex with few transparent "frills".
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13 IMAG2451 Perhaps Thelepus crispus, the most common intertidal spaghetti worm?
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13 IMAG2444 Shag-rug nudibranch. Feeds on sea anemones, and migrates the undischarged stinging cells to the cerata (shaggy parts) for protection. Has a characteristic gray shagginess, and the bald spot down the center.
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13 IMAG2445 Black-clawed crab. Hard to see, but has 3 'teeth' on the carapace edge; typical black-tipped, thick claws.
Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13 IMAG2462 Flattop crab. Distinguished from flat porcelain crab (Petrolisthes cinctipes) by the blue (vs red) spot on the internal joint of the pincers.
Constellation Marine Reserve, West Seattle, WA. Southern end of the park.
Found on a cultivated lupine leaf in the middle of Seattle. Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera ornithogalli)
Absolutely ravenous flock at the feeder. Coming daily, fighting off the siskins.
Seen in near edge of pond.
This seems to be the time of the year when I see a lot of "Stinky Bob" Geranium robertianum and I wasn't disappointed.
Quite a bit of Vinca coming up under the shade of Douglas Fir, on my walk back from the bookstore.
While out walking today, spotted a pretty large patch of Prunella vulgaris
Dodecatheon pulchellum -shooting star
Our first field trip of 2013 for the Northwestern Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS) was to Washington Park, Anacortes, Washington
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Perhaps O. lignaria? Seems we often find them in the city proper.
Female, due to the short antennae.
Collinsia parviflora ( small-flowered blue-eyed Mary )
Our first field trip of 2013 for the Northwestern Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS) was to Washington Park, Anacortes, Washington
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