In 1964, while the parents were in Bermuda operating the summer diving, Hurricane Betsy tore thorough Hatchet Bay, Eluthera and destroyed her. Our father and stepmother then bought a 63′ Huckins and life still went on. The kids each had a bunk on top of the...
It is easier to make friends with like minded creatures. Herbivorous fish, like parrotfish and doctorfish eat algae and are programmed to stay away from creatures so large as to swallow them whole. Even large parrotfish, who may not be afraid of us are aloof as their...
Like his namesake in the ‘Lord of the Rings’, Gollum prefers darkness and nighttime. Their daytime vision is poor which results in either shy or inappropriate behavior. He has big dark eyes with a bewildered look. You would not want to hold him because he...
Back when Hillary Clinton and Obama were having their tete-a-tete in the Democratic Convention, we put our vote on Barack. A black grouper appeared on the scene. A predator, large enough to eat any tomtate, sergeant major, french grunt, or juvenile bream watched us...
Her official title is, Holacanthus Bermudensis, but we call them Bermuda angelfish. Diana will grace you with her charm and beauty. Her skin is rough so she can’t slip away if you grab her. If you do not try to touch her , she will approach you within inches, to...
Leroy attempted to fill the fins of Stormin’ Normin upon her departure. He was named Leroy by James Baxter in an attempt to represent ‘the brothers’. Leroy Brown was the baddest man in town. However, Leroy is actually number three in ranking. Number...
Our George the grunt is named after the first (to my knowledge), fish trained enough to be in photos, by Bronson Hartley. Grunts are a little scatterbrained and act unsure and confused. It takes them a while to figure out exactly how the free food comes to be and how...
Though sponges are animal they do not have much you can see moving. Inside they have a whip (flagellum) who’s movement causes water flow. Dissolved organic matter, diatoms and other very small goodies stick to a mucous lined membrane and they call that lunch....
Octopus and squid are the most advanced of all mollusks. They are shape shifting masters of disguise. Like crustaceans they use copper rather than iron in their blood to transport oxygen. Hence their blood is a greeny blue rather than red like ours. Perhaps the...
