Iknee
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Anyone diving BHB tomorrow? I would like to hit the water before I head home.
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No pictures of the Guitarfish. I was shooting my 105mm lens, and frankly it scared the poo out of me. I was hovering just off the bottom and it swam under me from behind.
Still, I saw saw nice things. A couple of Eagle Rays, a Lesser Electric Ray, a Guitar Fish, a ton of little octopi, and a Blue Throat Pike Blenny. Will post some pics after my camera is done soaking. QUOTE]
Interesting. Several pages back in this thread someone mentioned feeling as though they were getting a slight electrical shock as they reached toward an Octopus. I suspected that there may have been a stargazer nearby of which they were unaware. Perhaps it was the lesser electric ray. I have never had the fortune to see one at the bridge.
As both creatures are excellent at camouflage, I am sure either could have been in the vicinity and been undetected except for the charge:light:
True,I documented the first sighting of the lesser electric ray at BHB in September, 2008Still, I saw saw nice things. A couple of Eagle Rays, a Lesser Electric Ray, a Guitar Fish, a ton of little octopi, and a Blue Throat Pike Blenny. Will post some pics after my camera is done soaking.
Interesting. Several pages back in this thread someone mentioned feeling as though they were getting a slight electrical shock as they reached toward an Octopus. I suspected that there may have been a stargazer nearby of which they were unaware. Perhaps it was the lesser electric ray. I have never had the fortune to see one at the bridge.
As both creatures are excellent at camouflage, I am sure either could have been in the vicinity and been undetected except for the charge:light:
Still, I saw saw nice things. A couple of Eagle Rays, a Lesser Electric Ray, a Guitar Fish, a ton of little octopi, and a Blue Throat Pike Blenny. Will post some pics after my camera is done soaking. QUOTE]
Interesting. Several pages back in this thread someone mentioned feeling as though they were getting a slight electrical shock as they reached toward an Octopus. I suspected that there may have been a stargazer nearby of which they were unaware. Perhaps it was the lesser electric ray. I have never had the fortune to see one at the bridge.
As both creatures are excellent at camouflage, I am sure either could have been in the vicinity and been undetected except for the charge:light:
Years ago I was shooting a sea horse on the north side of the east span. Back then I was shooting slide film in my MotorMarine II. I was trying to steady myself, and planted my free hand on the bottom. I got a nice shock from a stargazer.
We were lucky enough to see hundreds of lesser electric rays mating in Dominica. They were every where on the night dives we did from the shore.