Jen Strongin
@jensseattle.bsky.social
Photographer, Naturalist, Nature Nerd- Based in the Beautiful PNW
www.jenstronginphotography.com
www.jenstronginphotography.com
A great evening nightlighting with @noncompliantcyborg.bsky.social ! We saw a school of squid fly by, then the seal chasing them (who you can see nabbing a snack in the first clip!). #squid #cephalopods
April 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A great evening nightlighting with @noncompliantcyborg.bsky.social ! We saw a school of squid fly by, then the seal chasing them (who you can see nabbing a snack in the first clip!). #squid #cephalopods
The Salish Sea is exploding with life right now! Neoturris breviconis off the dock on San Juan Island. #invertebrates #zooplankton
April 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Salish Sea is exploding with life right now! Neoturris breviconis off the dock on San Juan Island. #invertebrates #zooplankton
HERRING SPAWNED IN SEATTLE!!!! #pugetsound #salishsea
April 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
HERRING SPAWNED IN SEATTLE!!!! #pugetsound #salishsea
A new species for me spotted off the docks in Tacoma, WA: Micronereis nanaimoensis. This female had a BUNCH of males hooked into her back end to stimulate her to lay eggs😱It was SO cool to see! #wormwednesday
March 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A new species for me spotted off the docks in Tacoma, WA: Micronereis nanaimoensis. This female had a BUNCH of males hooked into her back end to stimulate her to lay eggs😱It was SO cool to see! #wormwednesday
Barnacle eating dorids, containing multitudes✨#nudibranch
March 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Barnacle eating dorids, containing multitudes✨#nudibranch
Bull kelp mimicking a severed baby doll head😳
March 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Bull kelp mimicking a severed baby doll head😳
Hooded Nudibranch off the dock on San Juan Island last night😍 #nudibranchs
March 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hooded Nudibranch off the dock on San Juan Island last night😍 #nudibranchs
Some people look forward to spring flowers, I look forward to spring seaweeds!
March 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Some people look forward to spring flowers, I look forward to spring seaweeds!
Finally got around to a new episode on my YouTube channel. Come visit and subscribe www.youtube.com/@intertidalw...
March 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Finally got around to a new episode on my YouTube channel. Come visit and subscribe www.youtube.com/@intertidalw...
my favorite lichen patch on San Juan Island
February 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
my favorite lichen patch on San Juan Island
Comfort curl. A polychaete worm from a nice evening out on the dock with @noncompliantcyborg.bsky.social #invertebrates
February 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Comfort curl. A polychaete worm from a nice evening out on the dock with @noncompliantcyborg.bsky.social #invertebrates
Sometimes I have a hard time remembering the scientific names of things. I always think of this tunicate as the Chloë Sevigny (Ciona savignyi).
February 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Sometimes I have a hard time remembering the scientific names of things. I always think of this tunicate as the Chloë Sevigny (Ciona savignyi).
Love letter from the Salish Sea- this moonglow anemone had hearts on their tentacles. #invertebrates
February 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Love letter from the Salish Sea- this moonglow anemone had hearts on their tentacles. #invertebrates
WA Folks! Please share. ALT text now included (apologies!)
February 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
WA Folks! Please share. ALT text now included (apologies!)
WA Folks! Show up if you can.
February 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
WA Folks! Show up if you can.
Much to my delight, I read that the Northern Horse Mussel is referred to as the “clappy-doo” mussel in some parts of the world.
It also has a fun to say scientific name, Modiolus modiolus.
It also has a fun to say scientific name, Modiolus modiolus.
February 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Much to my delight, I read that the Northern Horse Mussel is referred to as the “clappy-doo” mussel in some parts of the world.
It also has a fun to say scientific name, Modiolus modiolus.
It also has a fun to say scientific name, Modiolus modiolus.
Urchin portal. Where do you want to go?
February 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Urchin portal. Where do you want to go?
The red-eyed medusa, Polyorchis pencillatus, depends on the health of our nearshore eelgrass habitats. When eelgrass habitat declines, so does the population of these beautiful jellies. #invertebrates
February 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The red-eyed medusa, Polyorchis pencillatus, depends on the health of our nearshore eelgrass habitats. When eelgrass habitat declines, so does the population of these beautiful jellies. #invertebrates
I wish I had the body flexibility of a giant /rainbow nudibranch! Have you ever watched them swim? They have some serious moves💓Dendronotus iris , spotted off the dock on Vashon Island last week.
January 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I wish I had the body flexibility of a giant /rainbow nudibranch! Have you ever watched them swim? They have some serious moves💓Dendronotus iris , spotted off the dock on Vashon Island last week.
Hammerhead doto nudibranchs look like delicious, tiny candies💓 There is a spot on Vashon Island here in WA where they thrive and it seems like they are there all year round. In the third image here, you can see one in the process of laying eggs. #nudibranchs #invertebrates
January 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Hammerhead doto nudibranchs look like delicious, tiny candies💓 There is a spot on Vashon Island here in WA where they thrive and it seems like they are there all year round. In the third image here, you can see one in the process of laying eggs. #nudibranchs #invertebrates
Being in community with other curious humans, observing the natural world, is a good antidote to feelings of despair 💓
January 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Being in community with other curious humans, observing the natural world, is a good antidote to feelings of despair 💓
In case you needed a Red Eyed Medusa meditation today💓#invertebrates
January 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
In case you needed a Red Eyed Medusa meditation today💓#invertebrates
Juvenile market squid, Doryteuthis opalescens. A highlight of nightlighting this winter so far...can't wait to get back out there this week!
January 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Juvenile market squid, Doryteuthis opalescens. A highlight of nightlighting this winter so far...can't wait to get back out there this week!