Barbados 2001, part 4

Things you can see while snorkeling ...

You won't believe what is out there right at the beach in front of the hotel... An amazing amount of species right down to your feet. The following pictures have been taken in flat water while snorkeling. Because of rough weather conditions some of the photographs have been taken at bad visibility, sorry for that. I have also seen a huge lobster, but he was sitting undernieth a rock, so that I was unable to take a picture.

Mouray A Mouray in flat water? Yes. But it doesn't matter because of the rocky ground it was not a preferred place for people swimming close to it.
Segmented Worm

Keep away of the 'Bearded Fireworm' (Hermodice carunculata). He is able to shoot out his thorns like arrows. This may cause very hurting wounds which are healing very badly.

Length about 8 in.

Goldspotted Eel

The 'Goldspotted Eel' (Myrichthys ocellatus) looks like an eel and moves like a snake. He eats algies which are covering the sand.

Length about 3 feet.

Sardines

A huge school of sardinelike fish was surrounding me all of a sudden. I don't know the exact name of the species. But if you buy them at the fisherman in the neighbourhood and you put them into the pan for a certain time, they really taste delicious. ;-)

Size 4-6 in.

Sharptail Eel This is a 'Sharptail Eel' in his dayover residence.
Balloonfish

This again is a 'Balloonfish'. It is the same species as seen with the deep dive series.

Size about 12 in.

Green Turtle

Somehow unusual was the encounter with this 'Green Turtle'. With the exception of laying their eggs they usually do not approach the beach this close. This one here probably was attracted by left overs of fish, which the fisherman have thrown back to the water. This again is unusual because turtles are normally vegetarians.

Size about 3 feet.

Green Turtle

The same animal at sligtly better view.

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