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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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Spring is in the Air
Birds, Desert, Spring

Spring is in the Air

Scottsdale, AZ – It’s almost spring … earlier sunrises, later sunsets, and a slight warmth wafting through the air are … Continue reading Spring is in the Air

Winter Bounty
Desert, Spring, Wildflowers

Winter Bounty

Scottsdale, AZ – The winter of 2019 will go down as a strange weather year across the country.  The midwest … Continue reading Winter Bounty

Spot the Station!
Night Sky, Space

Spot the Station!

Scottsdale AZ – I am reminded of the unique natural wonder of the night sky every time I return to … Continue reading Spot the Station!

Call of the Desert
Desert, Sonoran Desert, Winter

Call of the Desert

Scottsdale, AZ – I lead a double life. During the spring and summer, I spend my days exploring lush lowland … Continue reading Call of the Desert

Frog Songs
Amphibian, Eggs, Frogs, Ponds

Frog Songs

Bainbridge Island, WA – At first, I didn’t see him.  He was smack dab in front of me, but I still … Continue reading Frog Songs

Winged Wonders
Butterflies, Insects, Pollinators

Winged Wonders

Poulsbo, WA – There are not too many things in nature as stunningly beautiful as the elegant designs found in … Continue reading Winged Wonders

Shape-Changing Sea Cucumbers
Echinoderms, Invertebrates, Sea Cucumbers

Shape-Changing Sea Cucumbers

Rockaway Beach, Bainbridge Island, WA – It was just one bright flash of orange thinly veiled by buoyant seaweed rising … Continue reading Shape-Changing Sea Cucumbers

Ever Cheerful American Robin
Birds, Eggs, Nesting, Spring

Ever Cheerful American Robin

Bainbridge Island, WA – Our gorgeous spring time days are full of the sounds of wonder. Each sunrise begins a … Continue reading Ever Cheerful American Robin

Salute to the Midshipman
Animal Fathers, Bioluminescence, Eggs, Kitsap Beach Naturalists, Saltwater Fish, Spring

Salute to the Midshipman

Kitsap Memorial Park, Poulsbo, WA – Today during a low tide exploration trip, our beach naturalist group happened upon a … Continue reading Salute to the Midshipman

Aggregating Anemones
Anemones, Invertebrates, Marine Plants and Algae

Aggregating Anemones

Hansville, WA – When walking the beaches of the intertidal zone, I often feel like I’m stepping on someone… or … Continue reading Aggregating Anemones

Dancing with the Stars
Echinoderms, Invertebrates, Sea Stars

Dancing with the Stars

Hood Canal, Washington – Of all of the fascinating creatures who inhabit our Salish Sea intertidal zones, few are as … Continue reading Dancing with the Stars

A Curious Bunch of Wonder Trackers!
Kitsap Beach Naturalists

A Curious Bunch of Wonder Trackers!

Kitsap County, WA – A new crop of Kitsap County Beach Naturalists is in the larval stage, growing quickly and, … Continue reading A Curious Bunch of Wonder Trackers!

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