If I had to choose two words for the wavy grubfish they would be ‘inquisitive’ and ‘opportunistic’. Move a bit of weed to one side and out will come a wavy grubfish to see if you have dislodged some tiny morsel. Lift a rock to carefully peer underneath and quick as a flash a wavy […]
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Sunday’s dive on Seacliff Reef had some of the best visibility I have seen here in our local waters for months. There was almost no need for the sounder as the bottom was perfectly clear 12 meters down beneath the boat. I wished I’d brought a wide angle setup for this dive as the underwater […]
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It’s hot. The run off from the swampy on the roof fills a bucket under the the eave of the house. Every drop captured. Every drop precious. It’s nearly full. Time to water but not every plant can handle this almost brackish Adelaide water. Under the verandah with a glass of cold water in hand […]
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Decorator crabs make fascinators seem lame in comparison to the extravagance of their accessorising. There are hundreds of species of crabs which decorate themselves in this way and fashion really has nothing to do with it. It’s all about survival. By attaching algae or sponges of their immediate environment they can go about their business […]
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Just imagine being two inches tall, opening your eyes, turning on your torch and coming face to face with … Assuming you are still with me you’d quickly become entranced by those amazing blue-green opalesque eyes and what at first seemed ugly becomes beautiful. You can spot a gurnard perch from quite a distance at […]
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