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Scuba Diving Pictures from Saxe Point
Park,
Esquimalt, B.C., Canada These are medium quality jpegs. But I have the RAW images as well. Email tjfidler@telus.net Directions to this dive site can be found at the bottom of this page. Type of dive: shore dive / boat dive Rating for this dive site: 7/10 due to ease of access, and nice shallow rock wall Parking: 9/10 as lots of parking Bathroom/Washroom/Toilet: Near parking lot. Boat ramp: none Ease of entry: 8/10 as not too far of a walk and nice path most of the way [Wheel chair access: No] Abundance of life: 7/10 Accommodations: There are several places in Esquimalt or even Victoria that you could find lodging at. Including Inns, Motels and Bed & Breakfasts. Attractions: easy access and variety of life Bottom and depth: sandy bottom away from the rock wall that hugs the shore line Facilities: none Hazards/Obstacles: some boat traffic Sensitivity to tide/current: current and tide are not much of an issue here if you stay near the walls Terrain: shallow rock walls, and sand at bottom Tides, transportation and weather: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Tide Page., BC Ferries Schedule and Sailings. , The Weather Network
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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.
| The parking lot at Saxe Point. |
The spot where I normally enter
the water. |
Crustaceans
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| Marine Pillbug (May 6, 2007) | Shrimp (September 27, 2006) |
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| Coonstriped Shrimp (September 27, 2006) | Decorator Crab on a Sunflower Star (May 6, 2007) |
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| Helmet Crab (September 27, 2006) | Red Rock Crab (September 27, 2006) |
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| Red Rock Crab with Coonstriped
Shrimp (September 27, 2006) Its common to find the shrimp digging in and around the holes that the Red Rock crabs have made. Usually you don't find them in the hole with the crab at the same time. Note the juvenile Red Rock Crab on the top-left of this image. |
Juvenile Red Rock Crab [?] from previous image. (September 27, 2006) |
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Fish
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| Sculpin ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. Very common fish here. As is
true in most of our waters in British Columbia. (May 6, 2007) |
Grunt Sculpin ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] long. (May 6, 2007) |
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| Sculpin ~ 5 inches [12.5 cm]
long. This fish is sitting on some sponge. (September 27, 2006) |
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Nudibranchs or Sea Slugs
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| Clown Dorid ~ 3 inches [7.5 cm] long. (April 14, 2007) |
Clown Dorid ~ 4 inches [10 cm]
long. Another young nudibranch based on the size. (April 14, 2007) |
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| White Lined Dirona ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. (May 6, 2007) | Clown Dorid ~ 6 inches [15 cm] long. (May 6, 2007) |
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| Clown Dorid ~ 4 inches [10 cm] long. (April 14, 2007) | Sea Lemons ~ 10 inches [25 cm]
long. (April 14, 2007) |
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| Sea Lemons ~ 10 inches [25 cm] long. (April 14, 2007) | Sea Lemons ~ 10 inches [25 cm] long. (April 14, 2007) |
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| Sea Lemons ~ 12 inches [30 cm]
long. It seems I almost always find them in pairs at this site. (May 6, 2007) |
Sea Lemons. This image can also
be found in one of the Calendars that I have avalable. (May 6, 2007) |
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Sea Anemones ( Cnidarians )
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| Painted Anemone (September 27, 2006) |
Brooding Anemone ~ 2 inches
[5cm] long. Note the small buds of offsping attached to its base. (May 6, 2007) |
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| Painted Anemone ~ 10 inches [25
cm] wide. (May 6, 2007) |
Fish Eating Anemone ~ 14 inches [35 cm] wide. (September 27, 2006) |
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| Painted Anemone ~ 12 inches [30 cm] wide. (September 27, 2006) | Pink Tipped Anemones ~ 2 inches
[5 cm] wide on average. (April 14,
2007) |
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| Pink Tipped Anemones ~ 2 inches [5 cm] wide on average. (April 14, 2007) | Pink Tipped Anemones ~ 2 inches [5 cm] wide on average. (April 14, 2007) |
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| Columbia Sand Anemone ~ 12
inches [30 cm] wide. (September
27, 2006) |
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Sea Cucumbers & Starfish ( Echinoderms )
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| Mottled Star ~ 14 inches [35 cm]
wide. (September 27, 2006) |
Mottled Star ~ 14 inches [35 cm] wide.(September 27, 2006) |
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| Blood Star ~ 12 inches [30 cm]
wide.(May 6, 2007) |
Sunflower Star ~ 2 feet [60 cm] wide. (September 27, 2006) |
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| Sunflower Star ~ 12 inches [30
cm] wide. Quite a young starfish based on its size. They are normally 3 feet [1 m] wide as adults. (September 27, 2006) |
Orange Sea Cucumber (April 14,
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| Baby Sea Cucumber ~ 2 inches [5 cm] long. (April 14, 2007) | Sea Cucumber ~ 2 feet [60 cm]
long on average. Here you are seeing about 8 inches [20 cm] of this animal. (May 6, 2007) |
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Tunicates
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| Shiny Orange Sea Squirts ~ 3 inches [7.f cm] wide on average. (April 14, 2007) | Transparent Sea Squirts ~ 2 inches [5 cm] long. (April 14, 2007) |
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Worms
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| Spaghetti Worm (May 6, 2007) |
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