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Marty’s photo of the day #5198: The fish in the foreground is a bird wrasse (terminal phase), and the fish in the background is a manybar goatfish. Interesting fact: all bird wrasses start out as female (initial phase). When the dominant male in a harem dies or leaves, the largest, most dominant female undergoes the […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5194: In the interest of species variety, I’m going to temporarily switch from the Vancouver Island photos I’ve been posting during the past month and dig deeper into the files containing photos I’ve shot in other parts of the world. This is a spinecheek anemonefish, photographed last year in the […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5153: This colorful beauty is a giant clam, photographed last year in the Raja Ampat of New Guinea.
Marty’s photo of the day #5147: I shot this photo while snorkeling in a tiny lake filled with stingless jellyfish. In the ocean, stings from this species of jellyfish pack a wallop, but in the lake, where they are cut off from predators, they’ve lost their ability to sting. Swimming with them was so much […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5146: Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish. They can reach sixty feet in length, and their mouths can be five feet wide. Last year, Deb and I swam with four whale sharks of various sizes in the Raja Ampat of New Guinea. We even got a few unintended whale […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5127: This photo may fool your eyes. You are looking at a yellowmargin triggerfish being cleaned by other fish. (Photographed in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5124: Looking into the eyes of a maroon stone crab. (Photographed in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5116: Sunset over the Raja Ampat of New Guinea. Shot last year while sailing on the wooden pinisi ship the Katharina.
Marty’s photo of the day #5101: Here’s a scenic shot, taken last year, somewhere in the Raja Ampat of New Guinea.
Mary’s photo of the day #5083: This underwater scene features reticulated dascyllus and black-tailed dascyllus. (Photographed in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5049: This is a yellowfin parrotfish, photographed last year in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.
Marty’s photo of the day #5048: These are ornate butterflyfish, photographed last year in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.
Marty’s photo of the day #5047: This is a giant clam. And if you are of a certain age, you will now be stuck on “Rock Lobster” for the rest on the day. (Photographed in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.)
A whale shark approaches from the cloudy water. Whale sharks are the largest fish to ever inhabit the Earth. They can reach 60 feet long; this one was between 30 and 40 feet long. (Photographed last year in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5031: These are robust sea squirts. (Photographed in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5008: There are more than 30 species of clownfish, and all are born male. The largest male in a group becomes a female, and if she dies, the next largest male turns into the new female. Isn’t nature amazing? (Photographed last year in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.)
Marty’s photo of the day #4963: During the past ten years, I’ve snorkeled the Sea of Cortez, Bonaire, Belize, the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea, and the Galapagos Islands. All had interesting and unique features. Where the Galapagos Islands excelled was in the massive schools of fish that were close enough to touch. These […]
Eventually I will get to more spectacular underwater photos, but I think this shot demonstrates the difference between what I had been posting previously from the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea and what I will be posting in the coming weeks from the Galapagos Islands. The Raja Ampat has incredible coral reefs that the […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4955: In my quest to show you life-forms that you’ve likely never seen before, here is some beautiful soft coral. (Photographed in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.)
Marty’s photo of the day #4954: These are feather stars. Despite their plant-like appearance, they are a free-swimming animals related to sea stars and sea urchins. They use their feathery arms to filter food from ocean currents and can crawl or swim by undulating their arms. (Photographed in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.)
