Blue Heron Bridge Trolls

[Biminitwist]

Eye to eye

 

[Biminitwist]

More more Sunday.

 

[WetLens]

Another 2+ hours today. Vis was great - although I have limited exposure to the bridge, it was definitely the best vis I've seen there. Sheriff was issuing a ticket to a diver that strayed too far from his anchored dive flag as we exited . Wonder how many tickets he has issued to boaters that violated a dive flag zone... Guess I'll be sure to drag mine where ever I go from here out.

Had fun with a bumble bee shrimp. Saw another diver/photog flipping urchins and that reminded me of photos and discussion I've seen here. Found one on about the first urchin I flipped, but had to stick around with him quite a while to get the right angles. Dodgy little buggers.

Be there again tomorrow...

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Some pics from a couple weeks ago.
While touring Sunday with Kevin and my super spotter I noticed a Juvenile trumpetfish had adopted my housing arms.
He was very small and would hover under anything you moved near him.
I pushed him off first on Kelly and then Kevin to get some distance for video but he kept coming back and stayed under by me for the whole dive.
Another first at the bridge! I have never been adopted in this fashion.
Plus a new strategy: stay too close to photograph/video!
John
last picture:
He doesn't really blend with my color board but that didn't stop him trying!

Almost has the shape of a cornetfish...

Another 2+ hours today. Vis was great - although I have limited exposure to the bridge, it was definitely the best vis I've seen there. Sheriff was issuing a ticket to a diver that strayed too far from his anchored dive flag as we exited . Wonder how many tickets he has issued to boaters that violated a dive flag zone... Guess I'll be sure to drag mine where ever I go from here out.

Had fun with a bumble bee shrimp. Saw another diver/photog flipping urchins and that reminded me of photos and discussion I've seen here. Found one on about the first urchin I flipped, but had to stick around with him quite a while to get the right angles. Dodgy little buggers.

Be there again tomorrow...

anychance of telling us exactly where the lionfish was? the collectors will want to know.. and the killers!!! If I could be up there this week, I would be a huntin' it...

 

[mntlblok]

Had fun with a bumble bee shrimp. Saw another diver/photog flipping urchins and that reminded me of photos and discussion I've seen here. Found one on about the first urchin I flipped, but had to stick around with him quite a while to get the right angles. Dodgy little buggers.

I've filpped approximately 11,000 urchins to date, have found two bumblebee shrimp, and have zero photos to show for it. I've also *re*-flipped all of them to date, but have seen them going by like tumbleweeds during strong currents.

Lots of great shots. Looks like fun.

Kevin

 

[scubajim 1]

Well anothe dive without the Babes :depressed:. I spent 121 minutes exploring today and saw 7 different octopus plus the usual suspects. The highlight of the dive was as I was returning to shore and saw this sweet diamond Pipefish. I never seem to get good pipefish photos but this one isn't too bad
(Nice to see Mike, jimw, and DD at the bridge again...it must be spring.)

Diamond Pipefish

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

New Video.
Hope you like it.
John


Grazing Sea Hare on Vimeo

I like! And I like the comments.. Ohhhh and his cute little eyes!

 

[WetLens]

anychance of telling us exactly where the lionfish was? the collectors will want to know.. and the killers!!! If I could be up there this week, I would be a huntin' it...

East side, wrecked boat about mid-channel, directly under the center of the bridge span. Thanks, only reason for posting that photo was to make a record of it taking up residence. Hope someone is able to dispatch him - not much meat on the bones, however.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

meat or no meat. It's better off dead...

 

[MB]

meat or no meat. It's better off dead...

Ahhh... doing your Ghandi imitation again, eh?