galapagos video
deep blue, galapagos - august 2005
whale sharks
whale sharks criss-cross through divers bubbles, mistaking the bubbles for snapper spawn, the dive of a lifetime
whale shark
whale shark passes at darwin arch while divers watch in awe or fire away with cams blazing
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whale shark
juvenile whale shark with accompanying jacks makes a fast swim by at darwin arch while I struggle to keep up
green turtle
green turtle glides effortlessly through dense school or creole wrasse at darwin arch
galapagos shark
3.5 meter galapagos shark casually glides past between me and the platform at darwin
scalloped hammerheads
a scalloped hammerhead school drifts over the sand off darwin while a much larger school is concealed behind a wall of plankton
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galapagos intro
brief introduction to these amazing islands and a preview of the marine life that make galapagos their home
penguins
a flock of penguins herd a mini baitball off bartolome while sea gulls and pelicans dive in and sea lions come from below...amazing!
hawksbill turtle
a curious hawksbill is attracted to my lights over the sand at darwin
scalloped hammerhead
a scalloped hammerhead investigates the divers over the platform at darwin
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sea lions
a solitary family of sea lion cows plays in the afternoon sun at darwin while the bull sea lion keeps look out
hammerheads & black tips
scalloped hammerheads and stout black tips patrol the sea floor while swimming through dense schools of creole wrasse
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spotted eagle ray
a spotted eagle ray gracefully glides over the sand through dense schools of creole wrasse in search of crustaceans to feed on