Hornby island low tide reef exploring
 

I havent posted in ages but to reintroduce myself to anyone who might not know me
im reef-kid, from victoria bc also known as fishboy or david.

I just spend a week on hornby island at my family camp site, it was one of the lowest tides i have seen on sandpiper (a rocky sandstone/volcanic beach) filled with crab, oysters, scallops, abalone, octopus etc...
its some of the clearest and warmest (26 degrees celcius in the bay due to the hot sand/sandstone) water I have ever seen around the coast.

so i have a few pics of my fun time exploring :)
i thought that otherwould really enjoy some of these pics:)

sea blubber at big tribune bay. 3 feet across!
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...6/DSCF3299.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...DSCF3299-1.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...6/DSCF3301.jpg
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me with one of the cod i caught while kayaking around the bay with my fishing rod

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...6/DSCF3132.jpg

this is top down of 3 large 5+ inch abalone on the reef:)
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...6/DSCF3153.jpg

I wanted this shirt but it was expensive
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...6/DSCF3271.jpg

ABALONE
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...6/DSCF3148.jpg

under an abalone
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...6/DSCF3149.jpg

red urchin in water
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...6/DSCF3151.jpg

and out of water
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...6/DSCF3152.jpg


hope you enjoy :D

reef kid

Awesome thanks for sharing! I really need to see more of my own country (and avoid that shirt like the plague haha).

Wow!! It is so cool to see that in nature and almost in our back yard.
Oh, yes, get the shirt :wink:

awsome pics... those urchins look wicked

ps. how many fish can you count on the shirt??:lol:

I love hornby island for its sea life
i spent the majority of my time on the water fishing or snorkeling
i found 10$ disposable under water cameras that i am going to try:D next week
ill post them when i get them on a CD

http://www.broadbaycotton.com/Coral-...-40-Xl-31.html

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Nice pics! I think I need to schedule some tide pooling with my kido, it looks fun!

Wow, the Ocean do I ever miss it. Thanks for sharing the great pictures.:biggrin:

I've always hated the name "sea blubber." It's such an insulting name for a creature so beautiful under the water. Anyways, always nice to see people appreciating the amazing marine life BC has to offer.