Varieties of hard and
soft corals and sponges together with some colorful fish.
Large schools of fish
almost anywhere.
These are mostly horse-eye jacks.
These are mostly horse-eye jacks.
The
parrotfish is very common and can been seen during any dive trip in Bonaire.
The yellow mouth grouper
is one of the many types of groupers that can be found on Bonaire.
A close up of a single
grunt.
Mostly they are seen in small schools however.
Mostly they are seen in small schools however.
The protected hawksbill
turtle can been seen along any of the reefs of Bonaire.
My
dive buddy Irene with photo-equipment taking a picture of the turtle too.
At a depth of 15 meters
(45ft) this nice turtle was taking a rest.
A better close-up of the
turtle.
Turtles are air breathers
and must dive up once in a while to breathe.
Turtles can be fast
swimmers.
It is impossible to keep up with them.
It is impossible to keep up with them.
Another grunt with their
typical yellow tail.
Some sort of
parrotfish?
A huge brain coral with
on top a tree of soft coral.
Sponges are vital to the ecology of the reef by acting as filters.
The colorful giant tube
sponge can been seen at most of Bonaire's dive sites.
The blue tailed butterfly fish?
Another type of
grouper.
The beautiful French
angelfish is not afraid of divers and literally pose for pictures.
This is me posing behind
one of the tube sponges.
Silvery schools of
horse-eye jacks often swim along the reef in search of small baitfish.
Parrotfish are
found in abundance on Bonaire. With their sharp teeth they
are able to eat hard corals.
An iridescent azure vase
sponge.
The long, slender body of
the trumpet fish.
Normal color changes from reddish-brown to bright yellow and bright blue.
Normal color changes from reddish-brown to bright yellow and bright blue.
At shallow waters the
impact of hurricane 'Lenny' can been seen clearly. (3m-10ft)
On board the dive
boat ' Blue Moon'
One of the three dive
boats returning to base at the Plaza Resort Bonaire
Just returned from the 'Navigation
dive' with Mia