The title is right but all is not as it seems.... I have had many fruitless swims around the usual dens over the last year. Mostly with no sucess, there has been a few encounters with young octopus but on every occasion they have been gone on my return visit and I felt it unworthy of writing about them.
At least today I had my camera with me to take a couple of photos. For those that know where I go ... it was in the "long pool", not in any of the usual dens so I'm expecting (a female, I think) her to move to a different place as it is only a small crevice.
After several minutes of just moving in close and back out, she became used to my movements and when I reached in with my left hand she actually reached out and made contact. Sorry no photo as I had to hold myself down the the other hand.
Guessing by her size she is only a few months old, but if she stay in this pool there will be more photos to come and more reasons for me to keep going back and checking on her growth.
At least today I had my camera with me to take a couple of photos. For those that know where I go ... it was in the "long pool", not in any of the usual dens so I'm expecting (a female, I think) her to move to a different place as it is only a small crevice.
After several minutes of just moving in close and back out, she became used to my movements and when I reached in with my left hand she actually reached out and made contact. Sorry no photo as I had to hold myself down the the other hand.
Guessing by her size she is only a few months old, but if she stay in this pool there will be more photos to come and more reasons for me to keep going back and checking on her growth.