During a particular night dive at the Blue Heron Bridge, I was surprised to see this octopus… not because octos were uncommon at the bridge, far from it… but rather because this is a Caribbean Reef Octopus – identifiable by that nice bluish-green color it…
This week we’ll take a look at three different jays from across the country… Today we’ll start with the Florida Scrub Jay – endemic to only Florida it is obviously a fairly uncommon bird. I managed to find a handful of them while hiking around…
Be sure to look at how comical the bills on those ducklings look – they are so much larger than they look like they should be!
Pied-billed Grebes are found pretty much across the entire USA and that is evident by the fact that one of these photos is from Florida while the other is from California. Usually they are fairly difficult birds to photograph because they tend to be somewhat…
During a dive at the Blue Heron Bridge, I would usually find the Bumblebee Shrimp under these Purple Urchins, and not a ton of critters eat urchins, so I was surprised to find this crab walking around trying to munch on this one…
During a visit to Green Cay Wetlands in Boyton Beach, Florida, I happened to find this Black Necked Stilt with its youngsters foraging in the wetland…
I am pretty sure this is a Varadero Doto (Doto varaderoensis) nudibranch. They are fairly small – only getting to a maximum of 1/2″ long – and they feed on hydroids (the things that kind of look like weird shaped umbrellas here). I’m not sure…
There is something eerie about a bunch of vultures staring at you while you’re out hiking…
A couple close-up headshots of a couple Black-bellied Whistling Ducks and a Tricolored Heron.
I am not sure why this Blackline Fireworm reared up like this – perhaps to increase its ability to catch scents on the currents to search out its next meal or a mate… or maybe this is just a form of fireworm yoga and this…
A couple close-up shots showing the details in some feathers…. both the avian kind and from a featherduster worm underwater…
Not always the most popular of subjects on a dive, but I find some of the various worms that live in tubes and only extend their feeding tentacles or radioles to be somewhat beautiful and well worth snapping some photos – if you can do…
