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noun – a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable

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    • Arthropods – “Jointed Legs”
      • Barnacles
        • Acorn Barnacle
        • Little Brown Barnacle
        • Thatched or Haystack Barnacle
      • Crabs
        • Black-Clawed Shore Crab
        • Bluehand or Blueband Hermit Crab
        • Graceful Crab
        • Graceful Kelp Crab
        • Grainyhand Hermit Crab
        • Hairy Hermit Crab
        • Hairy Shore Crab
        • Northern Kelp Crab
        • Purple Shore Crab
        • Red Rock Crab
      • Shrimp, Isopods and Amphipods
        • Dock Shrimp
    • Cnidaria
      • Jellies
        • Lion’s Mane Jelly
        • Moon Jelly
      • Sea Anemones
        • Aggregated Green Anemone
        • Giant Green Anemone
        • Giant Plumose Anemone
        • Moonglow Anemone
        • Painted Anemone
        • Short Plumose Anemone
        • Stubby Rose Anemone
    • Echinoderms
      • Sea Cucumbers
        • Orange Sea Cucumber
        • Stiff Footed Sea Cucumber
      • Sea Stars
        • Blood Star
        • Brittle Star
        • Common or Ochre Sea Star
        • Giant Pink Star
        • Leather Star
        • Mottled Sea Star
        • Sunflower Sea Star
      • Urchins and Sand Dollars
        • Eccentric Sand Dollar
    • Eggs on the Beach!
    • Fish
      • Plainfin Midshipman
      • Tidepool Sculpin
    • Marine Worms
      • Northern Feather Duster Worms
      • Red Ribbon Worm
      • Red-Trumpet Calcareous Tube Worm
    • Mollusks
      • Abalone, Limpet, Snails
        • Black Turban Snail
        • Dogwinkle Snails
        • Lewis Moon Snail
        • Limpets
        • Purple Olive
      • Bivalves
        • Nuttall’s Cockle
        • Pacific Blue Mussel
        • Pacific Oyster
      • Chitons
        • Black Katy Chiton
        • Giant Pacific Chiton
        • Mossy Chiton
        • Unidentified Chiton
      • Sea Slugs
        • Barnacle Eating Dorid
        • Opalescent Nudibranch
        • Sea Lemon
        • Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch
        • Striped Nudibranch
  • Where to Find Birds in Kitsap County
  • Wonder Watch – Early Summer

My Secret Life of Plankton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFQ_fO2D7f0&vl=en

Why are So Many Sea Stars Dying?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPSFdjvES_Y

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Things Unseen – The Hidden World of Rattlesnakes
Crepuscular, Desert, Reptiles, Sonoran Desert

Things Unseen – The Hidden World of Rattlesnakes

Things Unseen is a special series of posts to get you and the people where you live thinking about the … Continue reading Things Unseen – The Hidden World of Rattlesnakes

Things Unseen – Tracking Tiny Creatures
Butterflies, Decomposers, Desert, Insects, Pollinators, Sonoran Desert

Things Unseen – Tracking Tiny Creatures

Things Unseen is a special series of posts to get you and the people where you live thinking about the … Continue reading Things Unseen – Tracking Tiny Creatures

Things Unseen – Hidden Forest Gems
Lowland Forest, Pollinators, Rhizomes, Spring, Wildflowers, Woodland Plants

Things Unseen – Hidden Forest Gems

Things Unseen is a special series of posts to get you and the people where you live thinking about the … Continue reading Things Unseen – Hidden Forest Gems

Things Unseen – Tracking Dark Skies
Desert, Faith, Light, Night Sky, Sonoran Desert, Space

Things Unseen – Tracking Dark Skies

Things Unseen is a special series of posts to get you and the people where you live thinking about the … Continue reading Things Unseen – Tracking Dark Skies

Things Unseen
Desert, Faith, Light, Space

Things Unseen

Scottsdale, Arizona – It’s been a long time since I sat myself down to try to wrap a few words … Continue reading Things Unseen

Wonder Watch List – Summer
Summer

Wonder Watch List – Summer

June is a month to celebrate in the northwest. The dreary days of winter are ancient history and the world … Continue reading Wonder Watch List – Summer

2019 Beach Explorations
Kitsap Beach Naturalists, Summer, tide pool

2019 Beach Explorations

Kitsap County, WA – Calling all tide pool wonder trackers! Have you ever discovered something really unusual at the beach, … Continue reading 2019 Beach Explorations

Goodbye Walk
Desert, Sonoran Desert, Spring

Goodbye Walk

Scottsdale, AZ – I have been trekking in the Sonoran Desert for over five months.  Winter here is sublime.  It … Continue reading Goodbye Walk

Jack Rabbit Ears
Crepuscular, Desert, Sonoran Desert, Spring

Jack Rabbit Ears

Scottsdale, AZ – This morning was cool and windy.  I took off before sunrise to see if I could spot … Continue reading Jack Rabbit Ears

Crepuscular Animals
Crepuscular, Desert, Sonoran Desert, Spring

Crepuscular Animals

Scottsdale, AZ I love new, interesting words, don’t you? When reading about snakes found in Arizona, the word  “crepuscular” appeared … Continue reading Crepuscular Animals

Desert Flowers: A Bumper Crop Year
Cactus, Desert, Sonoran Desert, Wildflowers

Desert Flowers: A Bumper Crop Year

Scottsdale, AZ – Weather has a huge impact on the life and times of desert plants.  Here in the arid … Continue reading Desert Flowers: A Bumper Crop Year

Rare Day in the Desert
Desert, Sonoran Desert, Winter

Rare Day in the Desert

Scottsdale, AZ – The Sonoran Desert enjoys a picturesque snowfall every so often, but it is usually a light dusting … Continue reading Rare Day in the Desert

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