AuroraBreezesUnknown Barnacle sp. (possibly genus Chamaesipho) as viewed under a microscope. In this video, barnacles can be seen filter feeding. Furthermore, the barnacle in the lower left attempts to reproduce, extending its tendril-like penis out to probe nearby barnacles.
Barnacle feeding and reproductionAuroraBreezes2017-03-17 | Unknown Barnacle sp. (possibly genus Chamaesipho) as viewed under a microscope. In this video, barnacles can be seen filter feeding. Furthermore, the barnacle in the lower left attempts to reproduce, extending its tendril-like penis out to probe nearby barnacles.
Video taken by me.Momoa the Elephant Seal, WhakataneAuroraBreezes2019-01-12 | Momoa is a southern elephant seal that is currently visiting the town of Whakatane, New Zealand. Typically found in subantarctic waters, this young male is a fair distance away from his species' usual range.
If you are planning to go and visit Momoa, please keep a safe distance from him. Elephant seals can move fast and can attack.New Zealand kaka stripping bark off treeAuroraBreezes2017-06-04 | North Island kākā (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis) stripping back the bark of a Swamp cypress (Taxodium distichum) tree. It is doing this to obtain the sap inside the trunk.