Tide Pools of Half Moon Bay

[musclebenz]

I've never been. Have to plan a trip out there.

 

[PjFish]

Look up as well into the sky's the local residents may be flying bye

 

[NickRoseSN1985]

Look up as well into the sky's the local residents may be flying bye

Had no idea Bald Eagles fly around there. I'll have to look up next time.

 

[PjFish]

Had no idea Bald Eagles fly around there. I'll have to look up next time.

Yeah their making a come back in the area. I saw a baldy circling over my house yesterday in east Corte Madera there's been a reported nest in Tiberon the last few years

 

[Srt4eric]

I've never seen a snail this big before.

 

[NickRoseSN1985]

I've never seen a snail this big before.

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That is huge.

 

[PjFish]

I've never seen a snail this big before.

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Looks like a big freshwater apple lol snail was it alive? Coulda hitchhiked on a tanker possible..I found a dead conch with body last summer on stinson beach..who knows how it got here

 

[PjFish]

Looks like a big freshwater apple lol snail was it alive? Coulda hitchhiked on a tanker possible..I found a dead conch with body last summer on stinson beach..who knows how it got here

These guys have invaded Florida

 

[Chromis]

A few pics of Agate beach...

The photo with those fat green anemones under a glassy smooth tide pool surface against a very textured/rocky beach is amazing. Great composition!

 

[Srt4eric]

Looks like a big freshwater apple lol snail was it alive? Coulda hitchhiked on a tanker possible..I found a dead conch with body last summer on stinson beach..who knows how it got here

After a little googling I think it's a moon snail. It's a predator that eats mussels and clams.

 

[PjFish]

I observe this a few times have no idea what the anemones are doing....

 

[PjFish]

After a little googling I think it's a moon snail. It's a predator that eats mussels and clams.

Nice ID thanks I've seen much smaller ones didn't know what they were and they got that big.. There is a red footed moon snail thats sold in the hobby water temp 70-75. With that huge foot looks like they can flip back over easily.

 

[NickRoseSN1985]

Did another Halfmoon Bay tide pool visit. I’ve been meaning to go when the tides were closer to -2 feet but never had the chance. Got to the pools around 6am. One of the pools had a sea of baby anemones. Got plenty of seaweed for the tank.

 

[NickRoseSN1985]

 

[H2OPlayar]

Now that is some high quality tang food

 

[Chromis]

Amazing photos! Thank you for sharing these. We’re headed back to the Monterrey Bay aquarium tomorrow, excited to see some of the local sea life again.

 

[NickRoseSN1985]

I also collected 3 containers of sand/crushed shells to put into the tanks. Something that “Paul B” Baldassano does with his tank.

 

[NickRoseSN1985]

Haven’t been to the tide pools since 2022. It was a much needed relaxation with everything that has happened. I did have an emotional breakdown in the parking before hiking to the tide pools. Walking along the trail I did see two rabbits.

Collected seaweed for the tangs. Saw the typical creatures. Except this time I saw sea lions and for the first time an orange anemone.

Once the negative tides start later in the mornings I’ll have to make it out to Duxbury reef.

 

[Lullaby]

June 26, 9am-2pm. J V Fitzgerald reserve entry to Moss Beach. Lots of macro, lots of anemones that I did not get many photos of. Hopefully I'll be back again soon

 

[BAYMAC]

After a little googling I think it's a moon snail. It's a predator that eats mussels and clams.

absolutely a moon snail, good find!