Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Spotted eagle ray




Today, was my first encounter of the season with a spotted eagle ray that lasted more than a quick swim-by (or should that be a fly-by?). I was able to take photos of it from a couple of different angles. In previous years, we have encountered spotted eagle rays on perhaps 25 to 33% of our dives. This is only the second one we have seen in 5 weeks.

This ray was about 4 feet from wing-tip to wing-tip. We met up with it in relatively shallow water, about 15 feet.

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