nwgeogirl : photos : Ben Ure Island : Scalyhead Sculpin blends in with the hydroids.- powered by SmugMug

A little island east of Deception Pass once used by smugglers as their base of operations. Pete and I did an exploratory dive on the North side of the island.

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Scalyhead Sculpin blends in with the hydroids.

Camera: Canon (Canon Powershot A630) |

More details: exif |

Original size: 2060px x 1464px |

Current: 400px x 284px |

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