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Sheephead eating kelp (Jun 25, 2023)
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US Open (Jul 30, 2023)
She earned a score of 9.2 on that wave
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.
Superyacht (Feb 3, 2023)
One of the many large yachts in Hurricane Hole marina on Paradise Island, right by the Aqua Cat.
Me on the glass bridge overlooking the valley (May 2, 2023)
Salaya Resort Pool (Apr 25, 2023)
Salaya Resort Rooms (Apr 25, 2023)
Resort Grounds (Apr 25, 2023)
The beautiful grounds right behind the swimming pool
Resort Grounds (Apr 25, 2023)
Salaya Resort Rooms (Apr 25, 2023)
Inside our Room (Apr 25, 2023)
Kitchen (Apr 25, 2023)
Outside the Room (Apr 25, 2023)
Token Clown Fish (Apr 28, 2023)
They were all over, so might as well have a token picture of one
Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Apr 28, 2023)
Hard to find
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Marine File Snake (Apr 28, 2023)
That is algae growing on its head. It took a few days to get an identification of this, the divemasters had never seen it before, or others familiar with the Philippines
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Apo Island Coral (Apr 29, 2023)
Lettuce Coral in the foreground
Apo Island Coral (Apr 29, 2023)
Organ Pipe Coral on the left,
Apo Island Coral (Apr 29, 2023)
Turtle (Apr 29, 2023)
Feeding on the reef and sea grapes. The little green nodules are sea grapes, and apparently are safe for humans to eat.
Bioluminescent Coral (Apr 29, 2023)
Sunrise (Apr 30, 2023)
Ribbon Eel (Apr 30, 2023)
Juvenile. The body turns blue as an adult, the yellow ribbon remains
Painted Frogfish (Apr 30, 2023)
This was about 3 inches long, but the diopter helps to make it look bigger.
Painted Frogfish (Apr 30, 2023)
Juvenile. This was about 1/2 inch, taken from no more than 2 inches from it with a diopter.
Nudibranch (Apr 30, 2023)
Philippines is home to very large number of nudibranchs,
Fingered Dragonet (Apr 30, 2023)
Brown Mantis Shrimp (Apr 30, 2023)
Dragon Nudibranch (Apr 30, 2023)
Whale Shark (May 1, 2023)
Swimming with Whale Sharks (May 1, 2023)
Yeah, that's me
Mermaid with Whale Shark (May 1, 2023)
Abby the mermaid swimming with a whale shark
Skeleton Shrimp (May 2, 2023)
Super small, maybe the size of fishing line
Orange-margined Amina Nudibranch (May 2, 2023)
Emperor Shrimp (I think) (May 2, 2023)
Fimbriated Moray (May 3, 2023)
Waterfall (May 4, 2023)
This was in the interior of the island
Waterfall (May 4, 2023)
Salaya at Night (May 4, 2023)
Salaya Buffet (May 4, 2023)
The buffet set up for the last night at Salaya
Speeding around the turn (May 7, 2023)
Misjudged that wave! (May 7, 2023)
Too fast for that wave! (May 7, 2023)
Seadoo at speed around the turn (May 7, 2023)
Seadoo jumping the wave (May 7, 2023)
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Surfing down a wave (May 7, 2023)
Race start from beach (May 7, 2023)
Another Race Start (May 7, 2023)
Managing the waves at the start (May 7, 2023)
Tight race at the turn (May 7, 2023)
Tricks in the Surf (May 7, 2023)
They always nail the landing
Tricks in the Surf (May 7, 2023)
They always nail the landing
Tricks in the Surf (May 7, 2023)
Tricks in the Surf (May 7, 2023)
Look ma, no hands!
Tricks in the Surf (May 7, 2023)
No hand, no foot!
Tricks in the Surf (May 7, 2023)
Tricks in the Surf (May 7, 2023)
Beach at the Resort at Dawn (Oct 3, 2023)
Resort Main Pool (Oct 3, 2023)
One of the many statues (Oct 3, 2023)
Entrance to the "Villa Rooms" (Oct 3, 2023)
Two Frogfish (Painted and Warty) (Oct 5, 2023)
The second one is to the left of the orange one. These are both not much bigger than about 3 inches.
Ornate Ghost Pipefish in Crynoid (Oct 5, 2023)
The ghost pipefish like to hide in the crynoids.
Painted Frogfish (Oct 5, 2023)
Notice the "lure" to the left its eye, to attract unsuspecting food
Statues at Coral Garden (Oct 6, 2023)
Part of Coral Garden in Tulamben
Dolphin Statue (I think) (Oct 6, 2023)
Part of Coral Garden in Tulamben
Moray Eel (Oct 6, 2023)
No, it is not trying to bite, that is how they breath
Laced Moray Eel (Oct 6, 2023)
At Coral Garden. Some think this is a honeycomb eel, but does not look like the ones I have seen
Juvenile Ribbon Eel (Oct 6, 2023)
I apologize the focus is not sharp enough.
Massive Schools of Fish (Oct 6, 2023)
Swimming over a large anemone field
Razor Fish (Oct 6, 2023)
These silly fish like to swim facing the bottom of the
Temple Entrance (Oct 7, 2023)
The ornate door leading into one of the entrances for the temple.
Waterfall (Oct 7, 2023)
Me with the waterfall in the background
Dark Margin Doriprimatica (Oct 8, 2023)
I'm not an expert on nudibranchs, but this seems to be the closest I can ID
Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Oct 8, 2023)
Juvenile Robe Hem Hypselodoris (Oct 8, 2023)
The name is the closest match I could find. I have not seen a collection of same type nudibranch on the same rock before
Butterfly Nudibranch (Oct 8, 2023)
Or so the dive guide said
Fire Hypselodorid (Oct 8, 2023)
Blue Spot Stingray (Oct 9, 2023)
The bury themselves in the sand, and can be hard to spot.
Frog Fish (Oct 9, 2023)
An unusual color frogfish at Pyramid Cove
Offering (Oct 9, 2023)
The Balinese put out offerings to the guide
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Bali Dancers (Oct 10, 2023)
Performing a traditional Bali dance with the two youngest ones about 10 years old
Pura Lempuyang Temple (Oct 11, 2023)
All people must wear a sarong when entering the temple.
Heavens Gate at Pura Lempuyang (Oct 11, 2023)
A friend (Oct 11, 2023)
The snake really does not bite, it is used to being held by people
The Bat Cave (Oct 11, 2023)
There are thousands of bats in the cave, and the people here worship the bats.
Start of White Water Rafting (Oct 12, 2023)
With Mike White, Aaron McNeal and Will Long
Survived White Water Rafting (Oct 12, 2023)
Down a beautiful rain forest, tall trees everywhere. There may have been some water fights going on as well...
Feeding the Monkey (Oct 12, 2023)
They don't like you looking at them when they want the food, and they will bite if you hold onto the food.
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This little monkey seemed to like Sunny, even though she did not have food.
Grabbing a Banana (Oct 12, 2023)
The monkey is grabbing the banana off Karen's shoulder.
Fire Dance (Oct 13, 2023)
A Kecak fire dance performed in Ubud "The Death of Kumbakarna" presented by Krama Desa Ubud Kaja. Skip to about 2:54 in the video if you want to see the dancer play with the fire. The chanting reminds me of the scene in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom".
The Wood Carver (Oct 14, 2023)
I bought several carvings from him, and the prices were very cheap!
The Starbucks Water Palace (Oct 13, 2023)
The Starbucks itself is about at the lower right of the picture.