One of the early arriving Velella velella last week on Wickaninnish Beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. It’s like some ill-conceived, poorly planned invasion on the shores of the west coast of Vancouver Island. In the last week, small blue jellyfish-like creatures have been landing on the beaches of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in the millions—large swaths of …
Jellyfish
Stranded 2 – Red Eye Medusa
Red Eye Medusa (Polyorchis penicillatus) washed up on the shore at Radar Hill Beach in Pacific Rim National Park. I love walking the beach at low tide. At this time, the ocean delivers its twice daily deposit of flotsam and jetsam when it begins to rise. The line of seaweed, shells, driftwood and detritus often provides a window into what …