Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach is great for a quick morning dive, with a lot of cool life.

Laguna Beach
Shovelnose Guitarfish
Anemone
Octopus
Rockfish
Hopkins Rose
Hopkins Rose
Moray Eel
Spanish Shawl
Hopkins Rose
Frog Fish
Swimming Spanish Shawl
Sheephead eating kelp
Two Spot Octopus in Crescent Bay
California Moray Eel
Sunsets
Victoria Beach Tower
Victoria Beach at Sunset
Crescent Bay, Laguna Beach
Crescent Bay, Laguna Beach
Nature
Victoria Beach
Landscapes
Shovelnose Guitarfish (Aug 25, 2012)

Shovelnose Guitarfish (Aug 25, 2012)

Crescent Bay 019 (Aug 25, 2012)

Crescent Bay 019 (Aug 25, 2012)

Anemone (Sep 2, 2019)

Anemone (Sep 2, 2019)

Notice some of the very tiny critters inside the anemone

IMG 2707 (Sep 2, 2019)

IMG 2707 (Sep 2, 2019)

Octopus (Sep 2, 2019)

Octopus (Sep 2, 2019)

Curled up tightly inside a crevice

IMG 2689 (Sep 2, 2019)

IMG 2689 (Sep 2, 2019)

Rockfish (Sep 2, 2019)

Rockfish (Sep 2, 2019)

Super close with a macro, the eye is just on the far left

Hopkins Rose (Feb 21, 2021)

Hopkins Rose (Feb 21, 2021)

Hopkins Rose (Feb 21, 2021)

Hopkins Rose (Feb 21, 2021)

2Y1A3428 (Feb 21, 2021)

2Y1A3428 (Feb 21, 2021)

2Y1A3432 (Feb 21, 2021)

2Y1A3432 (Feb 21, 2021)

2Y1A0741 (Jul 26, 2020)

2Y1A0741 (Jul 26, 2020)

This guy was maybe a half inch long.

Moray Eel (Jul 26, 2020)

Moray Eel (Jul 26, 2020)

Spanish Shawl (Jul 26, 2020)

Spanish Shawl (Jul 26, 2020)

The Spanish Shawl is maybe an inch long

2Y1A2686 (Dec 20, 2020)

2Y1A2686 (Dec 20, 2020)

Hopkins Rose (Feb 21, 2021)

Hopkins Rose (Feb 21, 2021)

Frog Fish (Jan 29, 2012)

Frog Fish (Jan 29, 2012)

This is an unusual species that is not normally found in California, and has not been seen for years.

Crescent Bay 023 (Aug 25, 2012)

Crescent Bay 023 (Aug 25, 2012)

Swimming Spanish Shawl (Feb 21, 2022)

It was swimming by folding itself back and forth.  I've never seen this before.  Please excuse the camera movement, I don't normally do video and was unprepared for this.

8S1A4637 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4637 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4638 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4638 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4645 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4645 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4647 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4647 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4650 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4650 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4655 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4655 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4662 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4662 (Jun 25, 2023)

Sheephead eating kelp (Jun 25, 2023)

Sheephead eating kelp (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4672 (Jun 25, 2023)

8S1A4672 (Jun 25, 2023)

Two Spot Octopus in Crescent Bay (Aug 25, 2012)

California Moray Eel (Jan 1, 2012)

California Moray Eel (Jan 1, 2012)

Many cleaner shrimp climbing on and around the eel, eating the dead skin and parasites on the eel,

Victoria Beach Tower (Jan 22, 2022)

Victoria Beach Tower (Jan 22, 2022)

This has been a landmark of Laguna Beach, on Victoria Beach.

Victoria Beach at Sunset (Jan 22, 2022)

Victoria Beach at Sunset (Jan 22, 2022)

Crescent Bay, Laguna Beach (Mar 17, 2024)

Crescent Bay, Laguna Beach (Mar 17, 2024)

Crescent Bay, Laguna Beach (Mar 17, 2024)

Crescent Bay, Laguna Beach (Mar 17, 2024)

Victoria Beach (Jan 22, 2022)

Victoria Beach (Jan 22, 2022)

2Y1A0291 (May 23, 2020)

2Y1A0291 (May 23, 2020)