What do manatees eat? | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Friday 22 February 2013
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Red burst with a little camera movement

Nice even though the camera moved

Wolf Eel, Atlantic Creole Fish

Puffin on a rock

White-blotched river sting ray

Red Coral Sea Fan

Erica's favorite one

Little shaky camera, but still nice

Looking out toward the ocean via the York River

Sunset view from land on Yorktown Beach

Sunflower sea star

Stingray gliding

Yellow seahorse

Better look at the moon jellyfish

Yeah, I can do this again!

Possible Emperor Angelfish and a Treadfin Butterflyfish

Schooner Serenity

George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge

Emerald tree boa

Neat unknown fish

On the right - Silver Arowana

Brad and Cheryl waiting to set sail

Emerald tree boa

Nurse shark and a stingray

Awesome sign we found in the train yard

Lantern Fish Model

Random small fish

Orange-ish Sunflower Sea Star

South American Yellow-footed Tortoise

Headed back to land

Erica helped raise the sail

View of the screens going down the escalator

Palette Surgeonfish

Another bird in the Rain forest

Closer view of the stingray

Copperband Butterflyfish

A train we pass on our short round trip ride

Copperband Butterflyfish

The sail is fully up

Building Fort Charlotte

Brian lounging during the sail

Gray unknown fish

Looking up before sailing off

Sandbar shark swimming above the nurse shark and stingray

Sailing during wonderful weather

We made it to land!

Poison dart frog

Even the ropes can't hinder the view

Creatures of the abyss

Random fish in the exhibit: North Atlantic to the Pacific

Spotfin Butterflyfish

Longsnout sea horses

Diamondback Terrapin at the Maryland Exhibit

Walking on the platform

Skeleton of a Fin Whale from Cape Cod

Yellow tang fishes swimming around

Giant Waxy Tree Frog

Yep, that's a bigger drop!

Percula Clownfish

It's almost fully up

Tail of a fin whale

Longhorn Cowfish

Different Coral

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Long-tail Knifefish electromagnetic field

A whale of a bone

Panther Grouper

Touissaint Louverture

The pilot of this cruise

Cross section of a lake

Wonderful rainbow of sunset colors

Possible Treadfin Butterflyfish

Beautiful sunset!

Small fish with snails

Swainson’s lorikeet in the Australia: Wild Extremes

Line 3 and doing good.

I've got this...I think...

Fangtooth model

Random coral on shipwreck stuff

"I can't believe I'm doing this!"

Shrimp hiding in the rock

Needing to stop now

Unknown fish but it looks cool!

Different states of water

Without Water...

Top of the sails

Aft of a ship decorations

What fun we had!

Yeah that was fun!

Above the water view of Calypso a Green Sea Turtle

Black sea urchin with Banggai Cardinalfish

Brian on the train

Reach for it...

Banggai Cardinalfish

Calypso, a 3 leg Green Sea Turtle

Side of another train at the platform

This one has a higher drop!

True, pirates had parrots

I think I like this!

Sea horse hiding and Brain Coral

Second line, and doing good

A marooned pirate

Beer Lane, London, England 1735

The conductor of the train

Pirates with the islanders

Life in the Merchant Navy

Many pirates kept parrots...T/F?

People of Fort Charlotte

With every drop you drink...

I'm aiming to land right there!

Barrels on a ship

What has become of the old well?

The "Revenge" ship info

Waves onto the shore

Oh that was fun!

Almost there...

Conditions below deck

Wonderful views

Calm water sailing

Shows how some stuff was stored

Black pirates in the Caribbean?

Front entry waterfall

Twisted Sister Vineyard

"Yep I'm doing this!"

Top view of Blacktip Reef

The Attractions of Piracy

Shanty Town mock-up

She's going for the wave!

Enjoying some wine and the view

Bahama Island Coat of Arms

More wonderful reds

Rays pushing their way past the trees

Fort Stanley and Fort D'Arcy

Sunset red hues on the puffy clouds

Pirate Artifacts

Wonderful weather

Love the color of the sky!

Waiting for a Hanged Pirate

Read Elding Info

What Lord Dunmore has done

Still doing good...I think I like ziplines.

Sun starting to set

The Regiments of Fort Charlotte

The black dot is Erica's head

Setting out to sea

Why Did Pirates Disappear?

True, pirates were black

Walking around in port

You didn't move out of the way?!?

Red hues are showing more now

Golden sunset glow fighting the nighttime blue

What? I can't hear you there is water in my ears.

More Pirate Artifacts

Sunset while sailing on the Enchantress

Cool and warm colors merging

The Ruths talking to the guide

Man! I'm going backwards!

Press Yard Info

Both of us lounging on top of the cabin

Who built Fort Charlotte?

Fortifying New Providence

Part of Providence Island

Heading out to the ocean

Brian hanging out

"I can't believe I was ever afraid of this!"

Pirate paintings

Wave after wave after wave

Explaining how gross it was

Brad walking to the bear tree

Erica hanging out

Contraptions to hold pirates

Various plants on Mound Key, FL

Even small waves can be violent

View looking forward

Timeline: Nassau Harbour

Need more speed!

Stephen was caught!

Starting to crest

Dividing the Loot

Jazz in her car seat

Beautiful crashing

Nice evening for sailing

Same seaweed but now it's 6:44 am

Southeast view of the beach

Beautiful start to a day

Sun rays bouncing off the clouds

To Set a Warship Ablaze

Bright pink ones

Won't you look at that wave!

Golden hues coming more

What do manatees eat?

Purpose of holes in the casemate

Starting to crest

Why These Places Have Failed Us

There are a lot of these pink flowers

Cloudy mountains

Looking up from the bench

Bow of the Enchantress

Conflicts in the New World

Hey what are you doing with my camera?

Beautiful pinks come in at 6:45 am

Splashing in the waves

A look a bit north

Wonderful colors

Train we took a ride on

Closer view of the field

War! And Peace?

View from the bench

More small islands

The Hilltop Fortress

The wave crashed

Oh no! Erica's at the helm!

Yes! Now even faster!

Nice tree of Spanish moss

Going around different small islands

The whole side view we had

Fort Nassau September 15, 1718

Map of Americas

NCL Gem Pool Deck

Cactus growing everywhere

Almost looks like the sky has fire in it

Inside the jail

Peaceful picture

Wonderful clouds at sunset

Looks like a smaller area on a map

Edward Teach (Blackbeard)

Fort Finncastle (different angle)

Starting to leave the park

Who carved the graffiti?

Looking a bit south 6:52 am

Buildings in the distance

Larger tree of moss

Southeast at 6:36 am

See for Yourself

Raindrop fell again

Another view of 6:20 am

Final view before I leave 6:58 am

Strengthening the Defenses

Christopher Columbus, Woodes Rogers and Edward Teach

NCL Gem boat artwork

Lovely pink hues

Water drops flying from the wave

Drift wood at dusk

Gain Knowledge of these Fortress Guns

A mix of all that is in the tank

Captain Woodes Rogers' journal

Banana Slugs all over this habitat

The front of the Norwegian Gem

Beautiful sunset while on our tour

It's in my eyes!

That's the 4 story lighthouse.

First walk to the bear tree...here's Erica

Manatee vs. Human

The wave fizzled

Herons at the water's egde

In a bit more shallower water

Bit of pink in the sky

Redtail Catfish

Yeah, it's great alright...watch where you're going!

Wave on the up side

Dragonflies have returned

How they made their canoes

Waves reflecting the beautiful colors 6:32 am

Sunrise at the beach

Foliage around the Queen's Staircase

Dark blue wave rolling in

Another view of Fort Charlotte

Paddling next to the shore

View of the airport from the airplane

Vintage look for one scene

Heading toward a slightly larger island

Soapfish Information

John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore

Overall a calm ocean

Walking in Fort Charlotte

There's a dolphin!

Mound Key State Archaeological Site information

Here is the real lighthouse, though not used anymore.

Crap! The sun's in my eyes again!

Yeah! This is great!

Catfish, stingray, and unknown fish

What you see when looking straight up on the Queen's Staircase

The sky is dull today, the waves are a brighter white than the clouds

Roadside view of the mountains

Andrew Deveaux Jr., Don Juan Manuel de Cagigal, and Esek Hopkins

This island was home to the Calusa

Anatomy of a Manatee

Cirrus and Cumulus clouds in the background

I can't believe I'm driving this thing!

Erica's white legs that got very burnt

That was refreshing

Couple of manatees (one with part of head out of water)

The wave is here!

Seaweed at sunrise

Another one is coming

Split rolling wave

Sand Tiger Shark

Captain John working the boat

Discus Fish information

Unknown fish inside the catfish tank

Wonderful colors!

The underside of the clouds reflect the reds

The wave is dying, not bubbling up

Closer look at that clownfish pushing into the anemone

Getting ready to go.

Erica at the top of the Queen's Staircase

Dragonflies taking a trip with us

Other creatures you can see at the park

Surfside Beach Pier

Fish in Rainbow Rock

Mini splashes of the wave

Cheetah lounging

Fort Finncastle and the Water tower

Anthias Information

Long line of a wave

Now they scatter because of a stingray

Jellyfish polyps

Mom Calhoun and Stephen

Banana Slug information

Setting out into Estero Bay

Manatee is related to an elephant

Beautiful calm ocean

Brian choosing what pictures to take

Stingray gliding through

Testing the water while being rained on

Redtail Catfish information

General fish in a large tank

Small fish (unknown type)

Lynx cub batting at a feather

The cheetah walking in front of us

Sawtooth shark as it swims above us, while we are in the tunnel

Yeah, she's nuts!

Rainbow Rock information

One pop back up in front of us.

Blacktip Reef Shark

I love to chew things.

Another view of the same Moray Eel

School of fish with a cage

The winter weather takes over the Fall footprints

Clownfish and Anemone

Manatee skeleton

Parrotfish Information

Another view of the fish with the cage

Possibly Spadefish

Fish scatter as a shark nears

Blacktip Reef Shark

Jellyfish Life Cycle:Medusa part 2

Liger getting meat

Atlantic Sea Nettles Information

Few different sharks and fish

Sprinkles falling

Soapfish around the rocks

Couple more sharks

Sand Tiger Shark gliding along the tunnel

More Rainbow Rock fish

It swam over the tunnel

Fish identification in Rainbow Rock

Porcupinefish and Puffers information

Jellyfish Life Cycle: Ephyrae

AA League in Cape Cod, number 27 year of 2013

Dorsal view of a soapfish

Exit certain doom

A lobster and blue colored fish

I touched a Moon jellyfish

My hat to keep me warm

Hello, Bubbles!

Caribbean Spiny Lobster information

The Fine Forts of Nassau

Upside - Down Jelly Fish Information

Clouds moving in

Ice washed up the beach

Snow drifts into the beach grass

Back of a Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Belly of a stingray

Porcupine Puffer Fish

Cheetah and handlers

2 swimming close to each other

Random blue fish

We entered the Shark Tunnel

Tarpon and sharks

Upside - Down Jelly Fish Habitat

2 wolfs walking around

Jellyfish Life Cycle: Polyp

Upside - Down Jelly Fish

Look at those muscles!

Where we are while looking at the Liger

Sharks and fish

Sheepshead fish

Underside of a Sawtooth Shark

Beautiful wingspan!

Jellyfish Medusa

Jellyfish Life Cycle: Medusa

Whitespotted bamboo shark and a Brownbanded Bamboo Shark

What the mop head looks like.

2 dolphins swimming away

White and yellow fish in the shark tank

Cownose Stingray

Govinda and Sloka

Sand Tiger Shark information

Side view of a sand tiger shark

Stopping for a drink

Pot-Belly Seahorse Information

Japanese Sea Nettles

In Defence of Nassau

Porcupine Puffer Fish

Japanese Sea Nettles

1 dolphin went down, so now 2

Cownose Stingray

Atlantic Sea Nettles

Getting closer!

Relaxing at Surfside Beach

Coming in for a landing

Brownbanded Bamboo Shark

Rahmesh Swimming

Nice view of rolling hills

Sand Tiger Shark belly

Sawtooth Shark swimming away

Bubbles and Doc in river

Atlantic Sea Nettles

Brownbanded Bamboo Shark and 2 Horseshoe Crabs

What is "Live Parking"?

Watch the luggage come off

Head and a dorsal fin off the port quarter

I've got it in my sights!

A sand tiger shark

Mitra and Chris

Mom (in the green shirt) just past security

Banana Binturong

Bubbles and Apsara

Porcupine Puffer Fish

Doc and Bubbles

Orangutan Family

Stingrays and Sharks

Spectacular view

Pot-Belly Seahorse

Porcupine Puffer Fish

Chitta and Yana

Now we have 2 dolphins!

Running after a mop head on a pully

The airport is on the other side of these trees

Walkway from airplane to the airport

Check out these teeth

Suryia, Bubbles, Buggy

Slight ramp to a covered sidewalk

Unknown type of shark with it's nose tilted up

Dragon Seahorse

Taking a break from driving to admire the view

Anjana, Mitra and Bhuva

Liger, Doc, Kody, and Rajani

Upside - Down Jelly Fish

Lanka the Lepoard

Mosksha and Monks

Dragon Seahorse

HERCULES THE LIGER

Tunnel Vison Bub Bub

Japanese Sea Nettles Information

Georgia the Gator

Archimedes the Owl

Jazz says "this is the only way to be in a pool."

Doc Antle with Bubbles

CHAKWAR the African Porcupine

Bubbles in the River

Giant Pacific Octopus

3 dolphins playing!

Doc with the Orangs

Saiuka the Baby Gibbon

Valkyrie and Chris

Prasad and Shannon

Mid stride run. Brian and Erica are in the upper left corner watching.

Nice looking rapids

Suryia Sparkly Eyes

Giant Pacific Octopus

Bubbles Watermelon

Seals hanging out in the waves

Suryia by the Pool Side

Sea anemone on the tank wall

Full life cycle of a jellyfish

Ojas and his human friends

Still swimming starboard

Better view of it's back

Swimming right along

Dad's got the rear of the kayak

Lots of birds live in there

Aries the Liger baby

Chakota the Wolf

Along the mangrove trees

Suryia and Doc SMILE!

Anjana and her Friends

Smooth black dorsal fin

KOJ Bridge and Pond

Tiny plane to Dothan

Dolphin of the port bow!

Wonderfully calm and serine

Rajani swimming with Bubbles

African Porcupine

The dolphin came up again

Ducking around some low trees

Tiny black dot is the tip of the dolphin's fin

Suryia and Roscoe

People smile! I'm going to keep eating.

Even in winter the view is beautiful

Boy! He weighs a lot!

Piping Plover eating food

Yes? Don't worry, I see you.

Dolphin off the starboard bow!

Yogi the Gibbon

Winter at the beach

Apsara Crazy Hair

Liger at end of yawn

This cub is sucking the guy's finger.

Cub Circle Tree

Another dorsal fin!

You are nice people. Very gentle with me. Thank you!

Dad says "Are you ready yet? It's cold!"

No we can't keep him!

Ahhh, a cute black panther

Yes he is cute!

Surf on the rocks

What a cute face!

Hercules the Liger

Aries the Liger Baby Swimming

Bengal tiger cub

Suryia and Moksha

Starboard bow view

Back on the ramp to get onto the plane

I have the best eyes!

Oh wait, you're nice people!

Brian holding a White Bengal tiger

Look into my eyes!

Rocks rolled up onto the beach instead of shells

Coming through!

This is the whole airport

My yearly Christmas/New Years trip to the Atlantic Ocean

Red Tailed Hawk

Suryia and his little sister Apsara

He's soo little!

So nice and soft!

Smile for the camera!

Crab with a mo hawk!

But he'd get along with the girls!

Petting a tiger cub

What are you doing?

Holding on, not letting the waves take them away

Nice meeting you!

Erica holding a White Bengal tiger

It's a bit hot today.

Yes, you can pet me too!

I can't believe I'm petting an elephant!

Very cute and soft!

Yes, I do! I'll take this one first!

Meet Saiuka, a gibbon, a lesser ape.

Horse shoe crab with barnacles

Now yours! Oh, but not your hand!

Oh, it's on your shoe!

Very wrinkly skin

Small fish swimming against the current

Moss covered crab

Yes, I'm cute. Thank you!

Do you like carrots?

Cuddling a chimpanzee

Cool reflecting wave

Hey, what are you wearing? You smell good!

She is a cute tiger.

We brought you carrots.

A defiant Spider Crab

Meet Bubbles, an African Elephant

That feels good!

Boy! This wolf pup is big!

That's the purrrfect place to scratch!

Wave crashing in

Storm moving in

They have left the park

Feel that cool water

Nice view of a tail

Calves and parents together

Mine and Jacquie's toes

Belle and Sophie

Panama City Beach, FL

Gathering family members

About 7 manatees

One coming to the surface

Enjoying a game in Orleans, MA with my dad

Beach by the pier

Heading to low tide

It's 5 o'clock somewhere...(that is a IBC Black Cherry)

Seals in the harbor

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