Their name sounds like an exclamation (or perhaps a team of aerial performers), so I added the exclamation point.
This morning, we had the pleasure of encountering a pair of flying gurnards (odd-shaped, bottom-dwelling fish) on a sandy bottom, in shallow water. Over the ten plus years we have visited Bonaire, this is only the second time that we have seen this species.
This fish, about 12 inches in length, has extra-large, fan-shaped pectoral fins, that look something like wings. But they are not flying fish.
Instead, they forage on the bottom, using modified fins and spines like fingers, turning over rubble.
Seeing one is a treat, seeing two is amazing.
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