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Diamond scaled sea mullet
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date: 25/6/2009
Author:Jess Howard
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Weather: Warm and Sunny
Air Temp: ºC
Wind: South East/North East Winds
Water Temp: 22ºC
Water Visibility: 15 metres
Sea State: Glassy
Talk about Manta Madness!! Manta Rays took over the ocean today, not a speck of clear water was seen, as the huge creatures gracefully turned through the water giving divers, snorkelers and onlookers an amazing show! Morning divers sat on the sandy bottom at Lighthouse Bommies, just looking up as the Mantas circled above them. There couldn’t be many better ways to start your day!
Glassbottom boaters also grabbed the amazing experience and jumped in and drifted with the rays, from Lighthouse bommies, all the way down to second reef! Delighted shrieks of “there’s another one” and “OVER HERE” filled the air as the Mantas performed their elegant dance. Two Green turtles joined in the show and popped up to have a look around before returning to the deeper blue water.
Morning bird watchers discovered four Red tailed Tropic Birds acting their charming courtship dance, though they would have been difficult to miss with the tremendous noise they made. Squawks and Screeches and Cackles were heard all morning from the resort side of the island. Afternoon discoverers found one Tropic bird sitting under Suite 3, pink in colour, hopefully preparing to lay an egg soon.
Fish feeding invited massive amounts of Diamond scaled sea mullet, of all sizes into the fish pool. They swam delicately around peoples ankles as the nibbled on their food. Tiny Sergeant Majors made quite a show of passing pieces of food between them and taking bites off one piece.
Reef walkers this afternoon had an amazing trek into the lagoon to find an octopus guarding his lair with his long sandy coloured tentacles, a huge pincushion seastar, cone shells and cowrie shells. They even managed to sneak up on a tiny cleaner shrimp going about his business in his tiny little area, alongside a cleaner wrasse.
At 7:30, guests gathered in the Education Centre to watch a presentation on the “World of Whales”, showing the majestic Humpback whales that are currently being spotted around the island. |
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tropic bird - J Fox
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