East Timor: Dec. 21 - More parrots and an eel - K41 at Night
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midwestdvr
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Awesome pics as always. May I ask what is that on the 5th pic?
Jamdiver
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Wonderful pics, Nick!
May I ask though, how did you get so close to the parrotfish?
Were they sleeping?
Lovely pic of the juvenile lionfish though
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May I ask though, how did you get so close to the parrotfish?
Were they sleeping?
Lovely pic of the juvenile lionfish though
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midwestdvr:
Midwest - thanks, I think this guy is a juvenile/sub-adult Spotted Sweetlips. When very young their fins are very frilly and lace like and they wiggle continuously, supposedly mimicking toxic flatworms, accourding to one source.
dbh:just out of the photo...he has his knife stuck thru the Parrot Fish.....
Jamdiver and Dave, it was actually a spear from my speargun and boy did they cook up good on the BBQ!!
No, all joshin' aside, they were asleep and this dive site is great because it has nooks and crannies where the parrotfish like to hide and sleep. I am going to have to start comparing my shots from dive to dive to see if I can't recognize the same individuals from their markings, like they do with Orcas. Then to really go overboard, they can get names assigned to them too. :06:
Fantastic...I love the Sweet Lips, don't see very many of those.
NGT
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I always look forward to your pics. They're beautiful, as always!! Thanks for sharing.
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