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Rare Octopus and Starfish Encounter Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 113 seconds In this rare moment, as our pet starfish is slowly moving along, our pet octopus seems to want to make friends and extends a hand / tentacle. What an encounter. |
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My Furry and Cuddly Catahoula Lap Dog Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 75 seconds My dog is a Catahoula Leopard which are known to be great herders and hunters. She is also furry and cuddly and likes to sit on my lap with her head on my shoulder. What a great way to relax!! |
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Our Pet Octopus Grabbing Shrimp Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 28 seconds Our pet octopus is now almost 7 months old. He can now eat cut-up shrimp. He likes to hunt and grab the shrimp on a bamboo skewer. |
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Gymnast Squirrel Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 34 seconds This squirrel comes to my bird feeder every day to get a quick meal. He must be a gymnast to be able to get at the bird seeds. |
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Nutcracker Suite Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 114 seconds Fun free style dancing to the Nutcracker Suite. |
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Our Pet Octopus Eating Shrimp Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 60 seconds Our pet octopus is no longer a baby. He has learned to eat defrosted shrimp in addition to all the live snails, clams, mussels and crabs that he may want to eat. He has out-grown all the shells that we have. I will be constructing a new home for him out of rocks from the ocean soon. |
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Our Pet Octopus Hunting for a Smorgasbord of Live Food Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 78 seconds Our pet octopus is feasting on a smorgasbord of mussel, snail and crab. His long tentacles can search and hunt for live food. He is a little over 4 months old and is getting more active and playful, much less camera-shy. |
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Our Pet Baby Octopus Roaming Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 151 seconds Our pet baby octopus is now about 4 months old. He is usually hiding in his shell, but for a rare moment, I caught him having fun roaming around at night. He has grown much bigger. |
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Our Pet Baby Octopus Eating a Snail Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 127 seconds Our baby octopus is now 4 months old and is growing too big for his old home. He finally moved to a bigger home with a lot of live food all around. He loves to eat snails and crabs. Then he cleans up after eating. |
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Our Pet Baby Octopus Growing Up Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 27 seconds Our pet baby octopus is getting bigger. He can now eat both small crabs and bigger snails. He likes to use the shell of a snail that he has eaten as a door to his hiding place. Good strategy for ambush and protection. |
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Hit_and_Miss_Release.avi Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 88 seconds A 270 lb. sea lion named Hit and Miss was nursed back to health at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito CA and successfully released at Rodeo Beach. |
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Our Pet Octopus Baby Eating a Crab Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 107 seconds This is our pet octopus baby. He is probably just a few weeks old and is adjusting to our tank. It is so fun to watch him hunt for crabs and eat them. Please subscribe to watch his growth progress. Thanks for watching. |
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Happy Sailing Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 82 seconds Happy sailing for 4 high school classmates and good friends for over half a century. We were at Georgian Bay on Lake Huron in Canada. Many thanks to Captain Henry for such a fun trip. |
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Georgia Halloween Show Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 308 seconds Georgia's kindergarten class putting on a Halloween show. |
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Beautiful Blond Black Bears at Yosemite Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 54 seconds We had the good fortune on our recent camping and hiking trip at Yosemite National Park to observe these beautiful blond black bears, mother and 2 cubs. We were at a safe distance away and the bears were busy digging and feasting on grubs and termites. |
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Georgia Dance Recital Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 185 seconds This is our 5 years old grand daughter Georgia's first dance recital. Pretty good for just 5 months of dance classes. All the young performers seemed to have a great time and they are so cute! |
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Our Amazing Adventure in Peru Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 91 seconds We had an amazing adventure in Peru hiking on the Inca Trail for 4 days and 3 nights ending in Machu Picchu. One of our wonderful and knowledgeable guides, Julio, had a moment to play a quena (flute) in the peaceful morning sun at Machu Picchu with llamas gently grazing. Very memorable journey. |
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Cute Squirrel Having a Feast Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 91 seconds This cute squirrel comes to feast on wild bird seeds, especially sunflower seeds, several times a day right outside my window. Recently there is another one, only half her size, that comes to feast on seeds. Maybe it is her baby. Stay tuned. |
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Our Pet Octopus Clowning Around Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 125 seconds Our pet octopus is sometimes very active and makes funny moves, almost like clowning around and inviting me to play with him. |
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Our Pet Octopus Redecorating (Reload) Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 56 seconds This is a prequel to my earlier popular posting of our pet octopus : "Our Pet Octopus at Play". In this video, our baby pet octopus is redecorating the entrance to his hiding place with shells of snails and hermit crabs that he just ate. Notice that he tries to find the small snails crawling right in front of him. Thanks for watching. |
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Our Pet Octopus Squeezing Through Posted by: elai001
Video duration: 25 seconds This is a prequel to my earlier popular posting of our pet octopus : "Our Pet Octopus at Play". In this video, our baby octopus is demonstrating his skills at squeezing through tight places. |

























