• Tire Coral, Trash on the Reef, Tires on the Coral Reef

    Updated: 2012-03-30 11:40:26
    Good morning, here is a site so common on the reefs in Curacao that it has it’s own name, it’s called “Tire Coral”! I was trying hard to think of a dive site that I have been to here that DID NOT have at least one outcrop of “Tire Coral” but couldn’t think of any, [...]

  • Lionfish, Harmful Reef Fish, Poisonous Reef Fish

    Updated: 2012-03-29 01:47:07
    Hi friends, here’s a fun photo I took today at 82 feet! This is a big Lionfish with his mouth open wide either yawning or threatening me to get out of his face! I left for a dive at around 11:00 equipped with my trusty 28-70 lens and already knew that these Lionfish were down there, [...]

  • Scrawled Filefish, Colorful Reef Fish, Odd Shaped Fish

    Updated: 2012-03-28 11:37:55
    Good morning Amigo’s, how are you all this morning?? All is well down here, our little island of Curacao is finally starting to dry out after months of rain. The other morning while standing along side the coast Aimee and I noticed that the island is really getting dry, the beautiful lush-green jungle colors have [...]

  • Scarlet Macaw, Ara macao, Tropical Birds

    Updated: 2012-03-27 12:34:51
      Good morning readers, I have a Rufo photo for you all today and this was by multiple request. Our beautiful Scarlet Macaw, Ara macao named Rufo has been a big part of our lives for the past 8 years! He is owned by George Kieffer who is the acting manager/head dolphin trainer of the [...]

  • Dolphin Training, Dolphin Trainers, Dolphin Photos

    Updated: 2012-03-26 11:40:05
    Good morning all, it’s 5:30 in the morning and I’m wiped out after a fast and fun weekend! Yesterday I left the house with my bike on the car and drove to a place called Vaersenbaai and started my ride there. My plan was to replace a Geocache called “Ocean View” that had been reported broken at [...]

  • Dragonet, Callionymidae, Draconettidae, New Fish

    Updated: 2012-03-24 10:53:39
    Hi friends, it’s the weekend!!! I’m picking my buddy Stijn up at 7:30 and we are heading to Saint Joris to walk the dogs and do some trail cleaning. A few weeks ago I had a crazy crash on a trail we have over there because it’s so loose and filled with sand and gravel, [...]

  • TBRC 2012 Reef Conference August 4th 2012

    Updated: 2012-03-24 02:14:14
    The 2012 Tampa Bay Reef Conference is an event brought to you by The Tampa Bay Reef Club, of Tampa Bay Florida. Known as the "TBRC" the clubs website...

  • Cara-Cara, Caribbean Birds of Prey, Wara-Wara’s

    Updated: 2012-03-23 11:03:54
    Good morning readers, I have a big, angry, “chicken looking bird” for you all this morning called a Cara-Cara that we see just about everywhere in Curacao. These birds are magnificent hunters feeding mostly on lizards, iguanas and rabbits but are known to eat just about anything especially fresh road kill. Although this bird is sitting [...]

  • Knobby Sea Rod, Eunicea spp, Gorgonians, Octocorals

    Updated: 2012-03-22 11:18:18
    Good morning all, it’s time to wake up and get this party started. We had a very busy day at Substation yesterday and for once I didn’t get home till 6:00. We had two passengers yesterday both in wheel-chairs, one blind and the other handicapped and we got them both in the sub! For the blind [...]

  • Night Sea Fluorescence, Blue Light Photos, Black Light

    Updated: 2012-03-21 10:19:39
    Blue Light and PhotoShop Blue Light and White Light-15 second exposure Good morning friends, how are you all doing today?? I am once again half awake and sitting in an upright position at 5:00 in the morning trying hard to produce something that makes sense.   So yesterday we did something new, we photographed a [...]

  • Sea Slugs, Apricot Sidegill Slug, Berthellina engeli

    Updated: 2012-03-20 10:17:54
    Good morning from Curacao. The wind has finally stopped! Sunday was the first day in a long time that we had calm seas and no wind, it was great! The weekend was busy as usual, Saturday I first took the dogs for an hour and a half walk then took off on a 42 mile, [...]

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