Links to photographs Braemar Avenue in North Saanich, B.C. Breakwater Island near Gabriola Pass, B.C. Deep Cove near Sidney, B.C. Dolphin Beach near Nanoose Bay, B.C. Elliot's Beach Park in Ladysmith, B.C. GB Church near Sidney, B.C. Henderson Point near Sidney, B.C. Madrona Point in Nanaimo, B.C. McKenzie Bight near Victoria, B.C. Neck Point in Nanaimo, B.C. Ogden Point in Victoria, B.C. Porteau Cove Marine Park, B.C. Port Hardy, B.C. Port McNeil, B.C. Rocky Point in Nanaimo, B.C. Saltery Bay near Powell River, B.C. Saxe Point in Esquimalt, B.C. Sidney, B.C. Ten Mile Point in Victoria, B.C. Wall Beach near Nanoose Bay, B.C. Whytecliff Park in Vancouver, B.C. Willis Point near Sidney, B.C.

Scuba Diving Pictures from Henderson Point near Sidney, B.C. Canada. These are mostly medium quality jpegs. But I have the RAW images as well. Email tjfidler@telus.net Directions to the dive site located at the bottom of this page. Type of dive: shore dive Rating for this dive site: 7/10 for ease of entry, and lots of rock structure Parking: 7/10 with space for about six cars,trucks,... Boat ramp: none Ease of entry: 8/10 but the rock steps can be challenging for the last few feet down to beach [Wheel chair access: No] Abundance of life: 6/10 Attractions: fairly easy entry if you can get down the rock steps, protected from current, Bottom and depth: combination of rock walls & rocks at various depths and sand Facilities: none Hazards/Obstacles: getting down to the beach the last few feet, boats could be a problem but I've never had a problem Sensitivity to tide/current: protected from current, low tide can expose rocks that are better navigated at high tide Terrain: there is a lot of solid rock, and rock walls at this site. As well as a lot of sand in the shallows and flat areas

The following images are thumbnails. If you click on them a larger image will open up and the picture will take up most of your screen. Again these are medium qualifty jpegs. Higher quality images can be purchased directly from me via paypal using my email address tjfidler@telus.net And many of these photos can be found for sale on Cafepress through the Calendar link and Photo CD link.

A few people have already asked me about "What is that pink stuff on the rocks in some of the pictures?" Well, they're usually Pink Rock Crust (aka Encrusting Coralline Algae) or in some cases might even be Encrusting Hydrocorals. They're eaten by a variety of animals - apparently as a good source of calcium.

Henderson Point:


Crustaceans

Decorator Crab sitting on a Spiny Pink Star (March 25, 2006)	Decorator Crab also sitting on the same Spiny Pink Star (March 25, 2006)
Coonstripe Shrimp sitting below a Warty Tunicate. (December 9, 2006)	Red Rock Crab (December 9, 2006)
Longhorn Decorator Crab (December 9, 2006)	Longhorn Decorator Crabs - female left and male right (December 9, 2006) This image also appears on the ocean-life calendar 2008 for Crustaceans of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01
Red Rock Crab (December 9, 2006) - larger image for sale This photo also appears on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Crustaceans of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01	A Longhorn Decorator Crab (January 1, 2008) The pink stuff around it is Pink Encrusting Algae, which is rich in calcium and eaten by a lot of smaller animals like Chitons.
A Squat Lobster [aka Galatheid Crab] and two shrimp. (March 6, 2008) The length of the Squat Lobster is about 4 inches [10 cm].	A Squat Lobster [aka Galatheid Crab] (March 6, 2008)
Two shrimp (March 6, 2008)	Kelp Crab (Sept 30, 2007)
Pacific Prawn ~ about 6 inches [15 cm] along the main body. (March 6, 2008)	Three shrimp eating a jelly fish. When I originally came upon them there was about a dozen shrimp eating this jelly fish. But most ran away. (January 1, 2008)

Fish

Copper Rockfish ~ about 12 inches [30 cm] long. (March 25, 2006) This photo can be found on the marine-life calendar 2008 for Fishes of the Pacific Northwest. North America 2008 Calendar v01	A Great Sculpin guarding an egg mass (March 25, 2006) The fish is about 14 inches [35 cm] long.
A Scalyhead Sculpin ~ about 3 inches [7.5 cm] long. (March 25, 2006)	A Scalyhead Sculpin with Shrimp touching the fish with their antennae. (March 25, 2006)
Sculpin [of some kind] ~ 5 inches [12.5 cm] long and the mouth of a Slime Tube Worm behind it. (March 25, 2006)	Sculpin [of some kind] ~ about 4 inches [10 cm] long. (March 25, 2006)
Sculpin [of some kind] about 4 inches [10 cm] long and a Lemon Dorid. The yellow stuff around them is Yellow Boring Sponge. (December 9, 2006)	Smooth Alligator Fish sitting on an English Sole fish (December 9, 2006) The SMF is about 4 inches [10 cm] long.
Ling Cod (December 16, 2006)	Painted Greenling (December 16, 2006)
Sculpin [of some kind] that does take up most of the picture. (December 16, 2006)	Painted Greenling (April 1, 2007)
Grunt Sculpin ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. (March 6, 2008) The unusual thing about these fish is that they can barely swim. They mostly crawl on the bottom, or along surfaces. And seem to only use their tails when trying to scale rock walls or move a little bit faster.	A baby Plainfin Midshipman ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] long There were at least 12 of these this night dive. Never saw them before this dive except as adults at other dive sites. (March 6, 2008)
Some kind of Sculpin ~ about 7 inches [17.5 cm] long. (March 6, 2008)	Shiner Perch ~ the longest was about 6 inches [15 cm] long. (March 6, 2008)

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Sea Anemones ( Cnidarians )

Giant Plumose Anemones (November 5, 2006)	Giant Plumose Anemones and a scuba diver. (Sept 30, 2007) Looks like it could be the same two anemones as the photo on the left.
Short Plumose Anemones ~ about 12 inches [30 cm] tall (January 1, 2008)

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Sea Slugs or Nudibranchs

Clown Dorid ~ 5 inches [12.5 cm] long. (March 25, 2006)	Clown Dorid (March 25, 2006)
Clown Dorid (March 25, 2006)	Clown Dorid - note it is missing its right Rhinophore (March 25, 2006)
Sea Lemon ~ 6 inches [15 cm] long. (March 25, 2006) Slightly photo enhanced to bring out texture.	Red Dendronotid about 10 inches [25 cm] long. (November 5, 2006)
Lemon Dorid ~ about 3 inches [7.5 cm] long. (January 1, 2008)

Starfish ( Echinoderms )

Painted Star - Four armed? - no stump apparent (March 25, 2006)	Brittle Star (December 16, 2006)
Mottled Star (December 9, 2006)	Mottled Stars. Note that one has only four arms. (December 9, 2006)
Red Sea Urchin ~ about 10 inches [25 cm] across spines. (December 16, 2006)	White Sea Urchin ~ about 5 inches [12.5 cm] (December 16, 2006)
Sunflower Star ~ about 2 feet [60 cm] across. (December 9, 2006)	Spiny Pink Star ~ about 3 feet [90 cm] across. (December 9, 2006)
Close up of a Painted Star (April 1, 2007)	Sea Cucumber (April 1, 2007)
A group of Creeping Pedal Sea Cucumbers (April 1, 2007)	Creeping Pedal Sea Cucumber (April 1, 2007)
Sun Star ~ about 2 feet [60 cm] across. (January 1, 2008)	Sun Star ~ about 20 inches [50 cm] across.
A six armed Vermilion Star and an Umbrella Crab.	Sun Flower Star - is it itchy?
Mottled Star - but not sure. I was not going to include this image as it is not very good, but I like the idea of showing the young Morning Star just before I zoom into it. See next image to right.	A young Morning Star ~ about two inches [5 cm] across and a shrimp of some kind.
Vermilion Star and a small Hermit Crab to its right. What is this Starfish doing? Probably the same thing that the next starfish appears to be doing. Reproducing. (March 6, 2008)	Blood Star - if you look closely you can see that it is giving off either unfertilzied eggs, fertilized eggs or sperm. I'd guess fertilized eggs. (March 6, 2008)
An Orange Sea Cucmber and two Pale Sea Cucumbers. (March 6, 2008)	An Orange Sea Cucumber with one of its arms/tentacles in its mouth. Licking off the food. About 14 inches [35 cm] across its arms. (March 6, 2008)
An Orange Sea Cucumber, a Copper Rockfish, and a Creeping Petal Sea Cucumber. The Copper Rockfish is about 6 inches [15 cm] long. (March 6, 2008)	An Orange [brown] Sea Cucumber and a Shrimp. (March 6, 2008)
An Orange [brown] Sea Cucumber. Here you can see that it has tube feet just like a starfish. And in fact has 5 rows of tube feet which is the same as the number of arms you find on most starfish species. Although in British Columbia many species have more than 5 arms. (March 6, 2008)

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Sponges

Some kind of Sponge. (January 1, 2008)	Yellow Boring Sponge and surprisingly part of a Golf Ball Crab. You can see it on the top right of this image. I say surprisingly, because I have never actually seen a Golf Ball Crab at this site yet. That happens now and then with photography. (January 1, 2008)

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Tunicates


Spiny Sea Squirt (March 25, 2006)

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If you want to print out a map you can user either:

Google Maps :  looking for an address, but basically at the end of Senanus Drive in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

MapQuest : ?