On the suggestion from my friend Dawn (who was super helpful with suggestions during my time in Colorado), Rich and I backpacked into Rattlesnake Canyon for one night. Actually, I guess I should back up the story a little bit right there… We originally were…
As promised, some alpine flowers and plants. I was surprised to see the succulents up there, but I found them really cool.
Alright, kind of a weird post here… and I normally am not one to do this much post processing on photos – either they are good in the camera or they get deleted. I mean sure, sometimes if the subject is really good I’ll do…
Ok – technically this is not truly a nudibranch… but most people call all of these things nudis, so I’m being a bit flexible here. Anyway, I’ve recently been thinking about diving (pun intended) into my archives and sharing some photos that have not yet…
I only managed this one shot of this squid during a night dive. By the time I managed to get this shot I realized I was a bit too close and I wanted to slightly reposition my strobes… I looked down at my camera to…
Finally got around to putting together another two weeks of dive videos from the Blue Heron Bridge.
Geographic Seahare (Siphonota geographica) are related to nudibranchs, are generally a bit larger than most nudis, and they have not quite abandoned the shell of their snail ancestors but rather have kept it internally.
On my second to last dive at the Blue Heron Bridge during my stay in Florida I noticed a fish hovering near a large conch. As I slowly approached, I noticed that it had some very nice coloration and was something I had never seen…
Batfish (no, I don’t know why they’re called that) are another type of anglerfish similar to frogfish. They’re both benthic (bottom-dweller) fish that have adapted some of their fins to act more like feet and walk along the bottom, but where the frogfish uses its…
On a visit to Wakodahatchee Wetlands, I saw a small crowd gathered and approached to find everyone was looking at a fairly large (maybe 6-8 foot long) gator. But what really drew the crowd was that a turtle was sitting a few feet in front…
Green Razorfish (Xyrichtys splendens) tend to be fairly common fish at the Blue Heron Bridge, but while they are easy to find, they are not very easy to photograph. When I noticed this one willing to let me approach it, I took advantage and got…
I am not sure on an exact species for these fish, but they’re a Post-larval Juvenile Trunkfish of some sort. They’re basically like swimming marbles and are fun to watch in the water (I’m sure they’ll make an appearance in videos at some point).
One evening I visited Winding Waters Natural Area and shortly after starting my walk, I heard a screeching sound. I could tell it was a bird but I had no idea what kind of bird. I slowly walked down the trail trying to pinpoint where…
I am pretty sure these are all Brown Grass Shrimp (Leander tenuicornis). See if you can spot which one is carrying eggs.
Finding a home must be a challenge for a hermit crab… You could end up with a much larger home than you need… Or some nosey neighbors… Or a real fixer-upper…
