Spiral Wrack Fucus spiralis 08/17Posted in Coast, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, SeaweedsTagged Coast, Fucus spiralis, Isle of Wight, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Seaweeds, Shanklin, Shanklin Beach, Spiral Wrack, Spiral Wrack Fucus spiralis, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography Shanklin Beach, Isle of White, England. August 2017. AdvertisementShare this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related
Interesting. So is this a clinging plant, fungus, or it sort of looks like seaweed? LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
You are right, it is a seaweed. This was growing quite prolific on the groyne on the shore. LikeLike Reply
Pete, did you make up the word “groyne”? 😉 Very cool shots of the overgrowth! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
🙂 I have made up words before like ‘fonnelbuddle; and ‘Baa-nhews’, amongst many others, but ‘groyne’ is what we call the timber or stone structures which break up the waves on our beaches to reduce the impact of erosion 🙂 Thank you, Diana 🙂 LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Oh my goodness, I laughed when I read “fonnelbuddle”! I had to say it out loud. What a great imagination and quirky sense of humour you have. LikeLiked by 1 person
Whoa! What in the world…? Talk about wierd looking! I have never seen such a thing. I had to check out your “related post” just to find out what the heck it was! (https://petehillmansnaturephotography.wordpress.com/2016/10/15/spiral-wrack/) How can something so ugly be so pretty?! Must be the skill of the photographer! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Thank you very much, James 🙂 It is quite unusual yet beautiful in its own way. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Looks alien! Glad you included the photo of the groyne to show where and how it grows. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
I thought the last image would give a perspective just how much of it was growing and where it was. LikeLike Reply
Thank you, Ark 🙂 I was quite amazed when the tide went out just how much of this seaweed was growing there. LikeLike Reply
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Interesting. So is this a clinging plant, fungus, or it sort of looks like seaweed?
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You are right, it is a seaweed. This was growing quite prolific on the groyne on the shore.
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Pete, did you make up the word “groyne”? 😉 Very cool shots of the overgrowth!
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🙂 I have made up words before like ‘fonnelbuddle; and ‘Baa-nhews’, amongst many others, but ‘groyne’ is what we call the timber or stone structures which break up the waves on our beaches to reduce the impact of erosion 🙂 Thank you, Diana 🙂
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Oh my goodness, I laughed when I read “fonnelbuddle”! I had to say it out loud. What a great imagination and quirky sense of humour you have.
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Thank you for saying so, Diana 🙂
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Whoa! What in the world…? Talk about wierd looking! I have never seen such a thing. I had to check out your “related post” just to find out what the heck it was! (https://petehillmansnaturephotography.wordpress.com/2016/10/15/spiral-wrack/)
How can something so ugly be so pretty?!
Must be the skill of the photographer!
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Thank you very much, James 🙂 It is quite unusual yet beautiful in its own way.
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Looks alien! Glad you included the photo of the groyne to show where and how it grows.
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I thought the last image would give a perspective just how much of it was growing and where it was.
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That last shot is smashing.
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Thank you, Ark 🙂 I was quite amazed when the tide went out just how much of this seaweed was growing there.
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