As a brief departure from my usual Caribbean posts, I captured todays featured image while taking my newest camera for its maiden flight earlier this month at the beach near Esteiro, in Galicia. After much research and talking with …
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I spent a long time keeping my eyes open for a Mat Zoanthid ‘colony’, and for the longest time was convinced they were absent from Anguillian waters despite being classed as common in the Caribbean. Then while snorkelling at Little …
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The Sand Diver is a member of the aptly named lizardfish family. With its wide lizard-like mouth and sharp little teeth, this species spends much of its time sitting on the sea floor looking like a lizard sunning itself in …
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I have to say that the Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid is one of the most bizarre creatures that I have encountered on Anguilla’s reefs. They start out life looking like tumors on the main branches of gorgonians, with the tube they …
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The scientific name for this very well known species of bivalve (Mytilus edulis) is probably the first one I ever learnt in biology class at school. The Common Blue Mussel, sometimes simply referred to as the Common Mussel …
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Hiding among seagrass blades, I was extremely excited to capture this image of a tiny juvenile Queen Triggerfish. It illustrates the importance of seagrass areas as juvenile fish habitat, and also the delicate balance that potentially over-fished species such as …
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Sandy Island, part of Anguilla’s Marine Park System. This photograph was actually taken a number of years ago when Sandy Island still had a ship wreck on its stoney ‘berm’, giving it the quintessential ‘treasure island’ feel. The wreck has …
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This very relaxed Green Turtle was photographed on the 15 m sand/rubble sloping drop-off at Limestone Bay, Anguilla. It very obligingly let me make a close approach, but kept a watchful eye the whole time. Green Turtles of foraging age …
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Species of Halimeda algae do a lot to help create the quintessential island paradise. Not only do they provide a home for many small fish, such as the juvenile filefish seen in a previous post, but they also contribute a …
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