Guernsey Marine Life & Seabirds Photos by Robert & Mike Cave
The Guernsey Biological Records Centre has recently been presented with a magnificent collection of over 500 digital photos, of local marine life and seabirds by R.J. Cave A.R.P.S and M. Cave A.R.P.S. We are very grateful for these. Here a few of the pictures, all reduced to 300 pixels wide, but even these miniatures show the quality of what we have received.

Alcyonium glomeratum 25kb
Alcyonium glomeratum, Dead Man's Fingers, a soft coral

Urticina felina 23kb 28kb
Urticina felina, Dahlia Anemone

Caryophyllia smithii
Caryophyllia smithii, Devonshire Cup-Coral, yellow and brown form

Prostheceraeus vittatus 18kb
Prostheceraeus vittatus, Candy-stripe Flatworm

Sabella sp 19kb
Sabella sp., Feather Duster Tubeworm

Velvet Swimming Crab 28kb
Necora puber, Velvet Swimming Crab (locally called the Lady Crab or La Crabe Enragé

Crab in Snakelocks Anemone 22kb
A spider crab (Inachus sp.) sheltering in a Snakelocks Anemone (Anemonia viridis)

Blue Rayed Limpets 14kb
Helcion pellucidum, Blue-rayed Limpets

Cuttlefish eye 22kb
Sepia officinalis, Cuttlefish eye

Spiny starfish 19kb
Marthasterias glacialis, Spiny Starfish arm

Sea Potato 24kb
Spatangus purpureus, Purple Heart Urchin

Tompot Blenny 20kb
Parablennius gattorugine, Tompot Blenny

Sole eyes 22kb
Solea solea, Sole eyes

Puffin 10kb
Fratercula arctica, Puffin

photographs © R.J. Cave & M. Cave

La Société Guernesiaise Marine Biology Section
La Société Guernesiaise
Guernsey Biological Records Centre