Bahamas 2023
A week aboard the Aqua Cat in the Bahamas, diving several times a day. Great food, great people, and a great time!
Shark Feeding (Feb 7, 2023)
A shark waiting to get something to eat at Split Coral Heads
Shark Feeding (Feb 7, 2023)
They are eating off a frozen chum popsicle at Split Coral Heads
Swimming Pigs (Feb 7, 2023)
At pig beach, they come out when boats arrive, knowing they will get some treats. They do swim in the water.
Close-up of an Iguana (Jan 29, 2023)
They are on Shroud Cay, and come out when boats approach. They know they will get some treats.
Iguana Kiss (Jan 29, 2023)
Iguana eating a grape off a stick from Ken Kiefer's mouth
Lion Fish (Jan 29, 2023)
A lionfish at Cobia Cage. Lionfish cannot be taken by scuba in Bahamas.
Reef Shark (Jan 30, 2023)
Caribbean reef shark during the shark feeding.
Southern Sting Ray (Jan 30, 2023)
Stingray hiding in the sand at Cannonball Reef. They like to bury themselves like this.
Bioflourescence (Jan 30, 2023)
A special light and filter pick up the bioflourescence, a little like blacklight.
Bioflourescent Coral (Jan 30, 2023)
At Jake's Hole
Elkhorn Coral (Jan 31, 2023)
Elkhorn Coral at Parrot Reef
Cleaning Station (Jan 31, 2023)
The tiger grouper on the bottom has a small cleaner fish on its face. That small fish eats dead skin and parasites off the bigger fish. the Nassau Grouper photobombed the tiger grouper.
Coral Reef (Feb 1, 2023)
Another of the beautiful coral reefs on a drift dive at Wax Cut Drift
Angelfish School (Feb 1, 2023)
Very rare to see a school of angelfish, none of the other divers had ever seen something like this.
Coral Reef (Feb 1, 2023)
Coral reef at Hammerhead Gulch (there are no hammerhead sharks there)
Turtle (Feb 2, 2023)
A turtle hanging out in the swim through at Dog Rocks Wall
Crab in Rocks (Feb 2, 2023)
Just a little past the turtle was this crab jammed into the crevice.
Blue Chromis (Feb 2, 2023)
These are very small, mostly just a couple of inches long.
Jawfish (Feb 3, 2023)
They normally are very shy and hang out in a hole in the sand, this one was very brave to be out several inches form its hole. It takes patience to photograph these.
Stingray Eye (Feb 3, 2023)
A very close up of the eye on a southern stingray at Barracuda Shoals
Nassau School (Feb 3, 2023)
School just off the waterfront in Nassau
Wood Carvings (Feb 3, 2023)
In the Straw Market by the waterfront.
Sidney Poitier Bridge (Feb 3, 2023)
Connects Nassau with Paradise Island
Paradise Island (Feb 3, 2023)
A view from the Sidney Poitier bridge across to Paradise Island with the Atlantis hotel and casino in the background.