Brain Coral – IUCN Conservations Status: Least Concern It easily took hundreds…of years to form this brain coral This is a photo of a massive colony of brain coral taken in Key Largo, Florida. In fact, this was the largest colony I knew about in the whole Florida Keys reef tract, until it’s recent death. This whole […]
Tarpon can survive in waters with low dissolved oxygen Tarpon are an unmistakable fish. They can grow to eight feet in length and weigh almost 300 pounds. These guys are tough. Tarpon can survive in waters with low dissolved oxygen and varying PH levels. They can also hangout in freshwater rivers or open ocean. This […]
The ray looks like a B2 stealth bomber on takeoff This is a photo of a southern stingray I took in the Florida Keys. If you move calmly and slowly as a diver, often times you can get very close to these rays. Sometimes all you see are their eyes poking out of the sand. […]
The beetles were taking full advantage of [the prickly pear flowers] This photo was taken at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. These beetles are feeding on a prickly pear flower. The prickly pear were in full bloom, and the beetles were taking full advantage of one of their main food sources […]
Supai is surely one of the most remote cities in the United States My brother Nick and I, along with my good friend Andrew found ourselves refreshing our computers on February 1st over and over again waiting for the permit process for Havasupai Falls to open up. An hour in, we had secured camping/hiking permits […]
I was out for a hike…looking for bees Getting close up with butterflies was not what I was expecting at the start of the day when this photo was taken. I was out for a hike with my brother, Nick, looking for bees. He’s studying bee diseases (that’s my simple description of it) as part […]
The most extreme weather on Earth Mount Washington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire is said to have some of the most extreme weather on Earth. People training to climb Everest often spend time on the slopes of Washington to condition themselves for the limits of wind, cold, and snow. When Matt and I […]
The Cuban Tree Frog will eat anything they can fit in their mouths This is a photo of a Cuban Tree Frog taken at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in Florida, the largest state park in Florida. While these frogs are by no means rare, this is a unique photo. I took this while out […]
I’ll start by saying this is just a fun photo. What you are looking at is a ~1/4” juvenile spiny lobster riding on top of a ~1” planktonic tunicate. This was taken on a blackwater dive roughly 5 miles offshore of West Palm Beach, Florida. These increasingly popular dives involve going out at night a […]
Slender filefish can be a tricky find underwater This is a photo of a slender filefish taken on a night dive in Key Largo, Florida. These 2”-3” fish are great at camouflage. They are often wary towards divers and tend to retreat when approached. Slender filefish are often found around sea whips, sea rods, sea […]