Exploring The Bahamas and their islands' shores and reefs.
Solution weathering of the limestone results in the "Bahamian Karst" topography.
Cushion Seastar (Oreaster reticulatus) and Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) live in seagrass meadows and on sandy substrate.
Colony of mussels - found along the rocky intertidal at Elbow Cay in the Abacos Islands, Bahamas.
Biogenous sediments consisting of fragments of corals, sea urchins, snails and bivalves - characteristic in The Bahamas.
Rich species diversity of intertidal Nerite snails - their name derived from Nerites, who was a sea god in Greek mythology.
Limestone cliffs and sea caves are frequently found in the Exuma Cays.
The sighting of a six foot Lemon Shark just 10 feet from the beach, looking for a lunch of Ghost Crabs.
Natural arch in Rum Cay - opening formed underneath natural rock due to erosion from the sea or weathering (subaerial processes).
Views from the southern tip of Eleuthera at Light House Beach.
Sunrise Tellin (Tellina radiata) - a beautiful type of surf clam that lives in parts of the Bahamas’ quiet bays.
Color varieties of Tellins - infinite combinations. Some looked like a sunrise and others had yellow or orange blushes.
Eleuthera - means freedom in Greek. It also means wonderful, peace and quiet. Eleuthera's Rock Sound.
Molt of a Decorator Crab - Mithracidae - on purple seafan.
Slatepencil Urchin (Eucidaris tribuloides) with thick blunt spines.
Cape Eleuthera Lighthouse Beach. View from southern tip - layered, wind sculpted, lime rock cliffs and shallow caves below.
Flamingo Tongue breeding aggregation - adult females attach eggs to coral which they have recently fed upon.
Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) - regarded highly for taste and food value. Commonly targeted by reef fisherman.
Solitary Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) cruising the Bahamian reefs.
Rainbow Parrotfish scrape algae off rocks and corals with parrot-like beaks, grind up inedible calcium-carbonate, and excrete it as sand.
Magnificent sunset in The Bahamas.
