On a recent swim, I saw this Peppered Moray Eel zipping towards me in fairly shallow water. My response was to start taking photos. The eel’s response was to stop dead, raise its head up, and give me a decidedly unimpressed look.
We held our positions for a short while and then I edged off to one side and the eel did the same, before deciding enough was enough and scooting to sanctuary under a large rock.
A Stocky Hawkfish waits in a crack with a Rock-Boring Urchin, as shifting light plays across the water.
During the day, Yellowfin Goatfishes hang in the water in schools, usually in the same area each day. These days, the schools in the area I took this photo, are far smaller than they were just a few years ago.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Afloat.’ See more responses here. Let’s start with boats.
But they’re not the only floating things.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Wings.’ See more responses here. Let’s start with the birds.
There are many winged insects too.
You can also find wings in the water
And there are other wings too.
A Common Longnose Butterflyfish probes for small marine invertebrates, which comprise the bulk of its diet.
I posted a photo of a Spotted Pufferfish a while back (here). That one was brown. This one’s black, but both have similar white spots.
It had been a while since I saw a lizardfish, so I was happy to spot this one recently, perched on the side of a weed-covered rock in the shallows.
Graham's Island 