As the dive started we descended upon a female Loggerhead Turtle sleeping near a small reef.
A Spotlight Parrotfish eyeing on the reef while some oppurtunists look on.
Green Moray Eels are usually tucked into crevices. This one must have been hungry and on tehe prowl.
A Conch peeking out from her shell. Unlike the Hermit Crab, her eyes aren't blue.
This is a Splended Toadfish which found only in water around Cozumel! The Toadfish are hard to spot, but our guides know under what overhang to look.
As the dive started we descended upon a female Loggerhead Turtle sleeping near a small reef.
This large male Loggerhead Turtle played chicken with me and I lost.
A hermit crab with a very cool protective covering. I love the blue eyes peeking out from the shell.
Reef still life from Cozumel, Mexico. May 2024
Sponges, two French Angels and divers--a typical Cozumel dive.
A large and friendly Gray Angelfish
This little yellow damsel fish kept attacking the lens of the camera--reflection of own image or territorial?
A Graysby (Grouper) resting on the reef unconcerned with a slow gentle approach.
The spectacular Queen Angelfish. The photo is a good example of how colorful the underwater world is when light with full spectrum light.
A small group of Trunkfish. Usually solitary, so maybe a mating courtship?
Hermit crabs have such beautiful blue eyes!
A juvenille Spotted Drum hiding under a sponge.
White Margates (Grunts) taking shelter.
Super skittish Yellowhead Jawfish. They hover above the burrows they've dug in in the sand and dart back in at first sign of concern.
This is a Splended Toadfish which found only in water around Cozumel! The Toadfish are hard to spot, but our guides know under what overhang to look.
This is a Splended Toadfish which found only in water around Cozumel! The Toadfish are hard to spot, but our guides know under what overhang to look.
This is a Splended Toadfish which found only in water around Cozumel! The Toadfish are hard to spot, but our guides know under what overhang to look.
This is a Splended Toadfish which found only in water around Cozumel! The Toadfish are hard to spot, but our guides know under what overhang to look.
This is a Splended Toadfish which found only in water around Cozumel! The Toadfish are hard to spot, but our guides know under what overhang to look.
This is a Splended Toadfish which found only in water around Cozumel! The Toadfish are hard to spot, but our guides know under what overhang to look.
This is a Splended Toadfish which found only in water around Cozumel! The Toadfish are hard to spot, but our guides know under what overhang to look.
This is a Splended Toadfish which found only in water around Cozumel! The Toadfish are hard to spot, but our guides know under what overhang to look.
This is a Splended Toadfish which found only in water around Cozumel! The Toadfish are hard to spot, but our guides know under what overhang to look.
