Saturday 3 November 2012

Asian Koel and a Maldivean sunset

Black-spotted Pufferfish, Arothron nigropunctatus
Friday 2nd November

Finally we had a sunny day with a sunset. We did morning dives at Potato Reef and Bandos Housereef and an afternoon dive at Gowagathi Thila. Nothing spectacular seen, but enjoyable dives. On land I photographed an interesting bird, a female Asian Koel or Cuckoo bird, Eudynamys scolopaceus.
Potato Reef:
Acropora coral
Bandos
Bandos
Blackside Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri
Clark's Anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii
Featherstar
Maldive Anemonefish, Amphiprion nigripes
Midnight Snapper, Macolor macularis
Noble Featherstar, Comanthina nobilis
Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis & Coral Reef

Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis & Coral Reef
Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis & Coral Reef 
Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis,
Featherstar & Sea fan
Orange-fin Emperor, Lethrinus erythracanthus
Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus
Parrotfish, Scarus species
Pin-cushion Sea Star, Culcita schmideliana
Sergeant Majors, Abudefduf vaigiensis,
Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis
& Coral Reef scene
Sixspot Rock Code, Cephalopholis sexmaculata
Slender Sweeper, Parapriacanthus ransonneti
Sponge
Sponge on coral
Tubeworm
Vermilion Rock Cod, Cephalopholis miniata
Whitetip Soldierfish, Myripristis vittata
Soft coral

Bandos Housereef:

Blacktip Reef Shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus
Blue-green Chromis, Chromis viridis &  Humbug Dascyllus, Dascyllus aruanus 

Bluestripe Snappers, Lutjanus kasmira
Circular Batfish, Platax orbicularis
Humbug Dascyllus, Dascyllus aruanus  on Acropora coral
Indian Dascyllus, Dascyllus carneus on Acropora coral
Masked Bannerfish, Heniochus monoceros
Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus
Painted Rock Lobster, Panurilus versicolor
Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes
Sixspot Rock Code, Cephalopholis sexmaculata
Sixspot Rock Code, Cephalopholis sexmaculata
Titan Triggerfish, Balistoides viridescens
Vlaming's Unicornfish, Naso vlamingii
Yellowtail Anthias, pseudanthias evansi
Gowagathi Thila:
Featherstar on Sea fan
Imperial Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator
Maldive Anemonefish, Amphiprion nigripes &
Magnificent Sea Anemone, Heteractis magnifica
Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus &
Gold-striped Emperors, Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus &
Gold-striped Emperors, Gnathodentex aureolineatus
On Bandos:
Asian Koel, Eudynamys scolopaceus
Oriental Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor
Oriental Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor


view from the Sunset bar




2 comments:

  1. OK Colin, you've had enough fun now. Come back home to enjoy the grey skies and cold with the rest of us.
    BWs, Neil

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  2. Haha! Sadly my last 2 dives will be tomorrow morning :(
    I

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