Morning Beach Walk

 

This morning after breakfast we decide we should go for a walk along the beach.  It is not very far into Sandy Bay along the shore and last time we were here we did this most mornings, a little lazier this trip.

Back from our walk and it is another great morning for snorkeling.  We had thought we had been to the spot they call the "Nursery" for snorkeling, but today we realized we hadn't been there yet when we came across it.  An amazing spot where we saw what seemed like every baby fish before it went out to the big reef.  The Nursery is very near the end of our dock, so not too far from shore.  I don't know who escorts these guys out to the big reef when they are bigger, thinking I need to watch Finding Nemo again.

white plumeria flowers, reminded of when we were in Jibacoa Cuba 

On our morning walk this morning, this pier needs some tlc

Not sure what it was, did not touch it

Great Egret, photo courtesy of Nancy

Along our walk this morning, no dogs out today

One star fish next to the pier today

Juvenile French Angel fish

giant Caribbean sea anemone

At what they call the nursery, Closer to the pier on the east of our pier. A short swim there. Tons of juvenile species of fish. Too many to name but we see the mature ones at the reef

Fan worm known as feather duster worm

Wendy admiring a school of Blue Tang

Bluestriped grunt and a (yellow) French grunt

smooth trunkfish

Princess Parrotfish

a forest of fan coral

Stoplight parrotfish

spot-fin porcupinefish, they like to hide

Amazing school of Blue Tang, fun to follow these guys around, we pretty much saw a school every time we went snorkeling, these were what we saw the most in large number

Possibly a blotched fantail ray or a short-tail stingray

grooved brain coral

bar jack, a blacksaddle goatfish and a blue headed wrasse

A very colourful spotlight parrotfish

school of blue tang with a (yellow) porkfish is the center and a few other species in there also

A school of juvenile fish

Finishing the day at the pier