I think it was Eisenhower who once said "plans are nothing, planning is everything". It is a saying that has stuck with me for some time. Today was one of those days when it really came home to roost. The original had been for the Zookeeper and I to do a deep dive at Conger Alley, then a shallower fun dive with Clan Mcletchie (of the Frocktasia Blog notoriety) at Twin Piers. Well, personal circumstances scratched Clan Mcletchie off the plan, then weather warnings and torrential rain dampened our desire to do two dives.
In the end we still headed to Conger Alley, Loch Long to do our deep dive, but as we began our dive our plans were to change again as an ominous shadow passed through the furthest reaches of our torch beams. It seemed a large seal (possibly Beryl) was going to be buzzing us for the duration of the dive.
Instead, our plans changed again. The deep dive went out the window and we were going to watch out for the seal as it used our torches to hunt. Of course, her presence meant there was little life to photograph.
The seal had a number of near passes including one through the legs of the Zookeeper. The video below is the only footage I managed to get. After a while she left us to enjoy the remainder of dive at which point some of the other life emerged including:
- Conger eels
- Lobster
- Edible crabs
- Wrasse
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| Edible Crab |
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| Peek-a-boo Conger |
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| Plumose Anemone |
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| Wrasse |
Interesting stuff, Steve. Looks like a fun adventure.
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