This week I wanted to continue the theme of spotted sea creatures. This is a spotted eagle ray, also seen while snorkeling off the beach in Jamaica. They live in tropical waters and have one of the longest tails compared to other sting rays. Unlike most other fish they give birth to live baby sting rays. I must apologize for the bad photography, this ray did not make things easy for me at all. He instantly knew the second I had spotted him (pun intended) and took off so fast that I had to channel my inner Olympic swimmer to get any photo at all! These beautiful underwater creatures are named eagles for a reason, they truly do appear as though they are flying underwater with no resistance at all…. the absolute opposite of my clumsy thrashing and getting nowhere at all.
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Beautiful shots,Laura !
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Thank you! I was not even sure I’d gotten a photo of it cause it swam by me so fast!
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These are fabulous images, Laura, and you did well to capture this magnificent creature!
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Thanks Pete, they really are so graceful.
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No need to apologise for these!
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Thanks Derrick, so nice of you to say.
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Beautiful images, as always!
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Thanks Lorrie, always nice to hear that!
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I love the sharpness of the ray against the out of focus and blue tinted background.
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Thanks Graham, happy to get your comment! A little bit of Photoshopping went a long way with this one 😊
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Wonderful rise to a real challenge!
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Thanks, I really appreciate you saying so. Hope you’ve been having a great time visiting your family.
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Wow, that 1st image is everything! Was hoping to spot one (pun intended) while in Negril on a small vacation from my native parish of Kingston, no such luck.
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Hi Jhunelle and welcome to my blog! Thank you for liking my photo. I have always wanted to visit Negril and hope to get there one day. I also hope you see a ray soon, they are awesome!
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Negril is awesome, hope you get to visit one day as well. Rockhouse hotel is currently my favourite resort getaway to date.
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Good to know! Thanks for the tip.
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