Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Hello - I had to share this - amazing!Anand--- On Wed, 1/28/09, Rick Chaisse <rchaisse wrote:Rick Chaisse <rchaisseFw: Stingray Migration -- Gulf of Mexico]]"Tracy @ avnow" <TLCCANTUU, "Steve Hilleary" <stevehilleary, "Stephen L. Fehrman" <slfehrman, "Rory" <rory, "Robert Mclean" <MPAIONI, "Rob DeHart" <avnow1, "Richard Wells @ Real Color" <gyan, "Pat from the Mansion" <soft.morning, "Nancy Capone" <nancyluvskarate, "Mary Pat@comcast" <Ballvl, "Marie Sinclair" <towladycbd, "Lucy at Goldman" <mummpo, "Lindy Irwin" <MrIrwin, "Leslie Thalin" <leslie.ht, "Lance King" <lance, "Kirsten" <kirfarson, "Ken @ S.C. Telephone" <sctel, "Kelly Tyler" <kellyt, "Katrina Poitevin" <katrina.p, "Kathy King" <kathy, "Joyce Bowen" <joyfullm, "Joy Mornard" <gjmorn, "John Boy" <rubymae, "Jim @ Bluebird" <j_furlong, "Jerry Melcher" <jerrymelcher, "Jack @ Music Now" <bear59, "Greg O Ree" <centerearth, "Gary P" <gpolder, ELAINEGARRETTRN, "Dr. Biles" <david, "Don Dow" <dondow, "Dennis Weller" <dennis, "Charlie & Lynn Crittendon" <fsu-beachers, BIRDGROOMER, "Barb" <BTyler9000, "Anand" <green108goldWednesday, January 28, 2009, 1:12 PM Mass Migration of Stingrays Looking like giant leaves floating in the sea, thousands of Golden Rays are seen here gathering off the coast of Mexico . The spectacular scene was captured as the magnificent creatures made one of their biannual mass migrations to more agreeable waters. Gliding silently beneath the waves, they turned vast areas of blue water to gold off the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula . Sandra Critelli, an amateur photographer, stumbled across the phenomenon while looking for whale sharks. She said: 'It was an unreal image, very difficult to describe. The surface of the water was covered by warm and different shades of gold and looked like a bed of autumn leaves gently moved by the wind. 'It's hard to say exactly how many there were, but in the range of a few thousand' 'We were surrounded by them without seeing the edge of the school and we could see many under the water surface too. I feel very fortunate I was there in the right place at the right time to experience nature at its best' Measuring up to 7ft (2.1 meters) from wing-tip to wing-tip, Golden rays are also more prosaically known as cow nose rays. They have long, pointed pectoral fins that separate into two lobes in front of their high-domed heads and give them a cow-like appearance. Despite having poisonous stingers, they are known to be shy and non-threatening when in large schools. The population in the Gulf of Mexico migrates, in schools of as many as 10,000, clockwise from western Florida to the Yucatan . .. Don't forget to share this with others! Let your friends enjoy the beauty of nature, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Sat Nam Anand , Thank you for thinking to share the stingray migration with everyone. My computer did not show the photographs and although the words were lovely I would so appreciate seeing the photos as well. Could you please share the direct link? Thank You Jane Bentley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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