wildlife
Adventures in the wild do not end at the water’s edge. This archive broadens the scope, documenting the animal kingdom both above and below the surface. While the logbook is heavily saturated with marine life, the journey to remote dive destinations often provides opportunities to witness terrestrial giants during the surface interval. Here, you will find a collection of species profiles and behavioral observations that span from the silent drift of a shark to the heavy tread of an elephant, united by a shared respect for the natural world.
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World Manta Day 2022
Happy World Manta Day 2022! Manta Rays are majestical creatures! They are so graceful as the move through the water column. I have been very fortunate to see Manta Rays at several locations in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Manta Rays are the world’s largest ray. Some Manta Rays have wingspans of up to 29…
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Day 2 Diving Haddhunmathi Atoll
Another fun day of scuba diving logged in the books. Today I am pretty much adjusted to the new time zone and over jet lag. We dived three sites – Pink Thila, Haleema Haa and Hithadhoo Corner. The first two dives were executed in the morning after breakfast and we were back by lunch time.…
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First Day Diving Haddhunmathi Atoll
The opportunity presented itself and allowed me to finally make it to the Maldives. The Maldives is a group of islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean. There are about 26 atolls that are in the Republic of the Maldives. I spent two weeks on an atoll locally called Haddhunmathi or Laamu Atoll (to foreigners). The Atoll…
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Turtle Tuesday – Maldives
Just before a small storm we dropping on to a dive site that is know for Manta Ray sightings. We did not see any Manta Ray’s on this dive. However, we did find a few resting Turtles along the reef. More images from my first dive trip to the Maldives can be found here.
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Small Creatures Surrounding The Revillagigedo Archipelago
Scuba divers from all over the world travel to the Revillagigedo Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean to see big animals like Manta Rays, Sharks, Whales, etc. While these large creatures are very exciting to observe and the main attraction – they are not always swimming around divers. This underwater video compiles some of the smaller…
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This Week Seven Years Ago
Images from my first underwater camera and first dive trip to the Philippines. The Philippines is one of a kind scuba diving destination, offering the perfect mix of everything a scuba diver would want – cool critters and great selection of resorts. So many cool critters roaming around the ocean floor!
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Resting Sharks of Revillagigedo Archipelago
Off the Pacific coast of Mexico, the Revillagigedo Islands host many species of shark. Whitetip Reef Sharks are often found huddled together along ocean walls. Scientist believe this might provide protection from larger predators. The sharks are unbothered by Lobster and/or human presence as they rest. On this dive, we observed around 20 to 30…
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Sharks and Photographers
Scuba divers surrounding circling sharks to take pictures and videos.
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Fiji Shark Feeding
Beqa is an island in Fiji and home to eight species of sharks. Scuba divers visit this particular dive site to mostly see Bull Sharks. Other sharks divers might see are Tawny Nurse Sharks, Sicklefin Lemon Sharks, Silvertip Sharks, Grey Reef Sharks, Blacktip Reef Sharks, Whitetips Reef Sharks and Tiger Sharks. To consistently attract sharks,…
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Best Check-Out Dive — Galápagos Sea Lions in San Cristóbal
A check-out dive often gets labeled as “just a formality” — a shallow descent to test equipment after a long flight before the real diving begins. Regulators are purged. Buoyancy is dialed in. Cameras are checked. It’s rarely the dive anyone talks about afterward. But in the Galápagos, our check-out dive off San Cristóbal Island…