Blue Heron Bridge Trolls III

[Scuba_Jenny]

Ooooh what is your new camera? I'm 95% sure I'll have to replace my vintage housed Canon before returning to the water next summer.

If you're happy with your camera, why change it? My old camera is still being used by some, yet it hasn't been manufactured, AFAIK, in years.. and at the time it was considered a very good PnS. But after close to 6 years shooting it, I have outgrown its features. Ready for a new challenge!

 

[davel518]

How busy do we think bhb will be on a friday, mid day? I would think better than the weekend but maybe not by much?

Thanks

 

[hilljo88]

...Went searching for nudis, frogfish and seahorses but found none of the above.[...../QUOTE]
They're there. Hard to spot, but full of character:

 

[Pipehorse]

How busy do we think bhb will be on a friday, mid day? I would think better than the weekend but maybe not by much?

Thanks

If today was any indication, it will be busy Friday but not like a weekend.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

hmmm been a while for a new post here.
wanted to go tomorrow. But morning tide too early and have a commitment for the late afternoon.. drat.
How about a photo from my last dive there? A pufferfish minding its own business getting run over by a snail.

 

[Jaan]

Been seeing glimpses of a spotted eagle ray all week. Lucky to have made it out a few times

 

[Mike Walsh]

Been seeing glimpses of a spotted eagle ray all week. Lucky to have made it out a few times
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I have seen him many times ,Great photo !!

 

[PBcatfish]

Been seeing glimpses of a spotted eagle ray all week. Lucky to have made it out a few times
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A few of those are around. The biggest I have seen is nearly 4' across. The others are in the 2-3' range. They show up by the fish cleaning tables at Phil Foster. They glide over the sand bar north of Peanut Island. They show up by Miss Blue Heron when she comes in. They breeze by the cleaning table at Sailfish Marina. I've seen one jump out of the water in the channel just south of BHB

 

[Pipehorse]

Did a REEF fish count today at the bridge. 80 species in 67 minutes. Including these two individuals. Orangeback Bass is usually found at depths greater than 60 feet. The other is difficult to tell whether its Northern or Southern Stargazer. Southern Stargazers sometimes have starburst patterns on some its spots. Northern usually have caudal fin stripe that extends on the body past the anal fin. Tough to see a continuation of the caudal fin stripe at all.

 

[Pipehorse]

Did another REEF fish count at the bridge today, 73 species in seventy minutes. Respectively, Polka-Batfish, Flying Gurnard, Tiger Goby, Juvenile Gray Angel with genetic variation of caudal fin coloring, and I am thinking Purple Spotted Sea Goddess.