Pic link fixed
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:15 am
Sorry for the fumble, folks. This works now.
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:06 am
Cool shots. Love the school of jacks. Good pic of the eagle ray, and is distinctly different from the Manta that was cruising around the day we were there.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:16 am
We heard that people had seen a manta the day before and were surprised to see the eagle ray. It looked like he was about 4 feet tip to tip.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:22 am
Yet to see an eagle. 
Can't really tell from the photos, but does the eagle ray have a tail?
When were you there?
Can't really tell from the photos, but does the eagle ray have a tail? When were you there?
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:30 am
Yes, he had a short appendage I took to be a tail but it was much less than I expected. Google "spotted eagle ray" and you get lots of images showing the tail.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:08 pm
Eagle rays have a very long tail. I saw one at Francis that was as long as a car! They also have a large distinctive head, kind of like a penguin head (my wife's opinion).
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:12 pm
That's what I thought. All the Images I've seen show them with very very long tails.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:16 pm
The eagle rays I have seen have a tail 2 or 3 times as long as their bodies.
JIM
JIM
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:50 pm
Did you notice the chunk taken from one of his "wings". Maybe his tail fell victim as well. Love the pics. That's more activity at Maho then I have ever seen. I'm very envious of the experience.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:39 am
The school of jacks was the most amazing experience. They passed me while I was trying to clear a fogged lens on the camera and couldn't shoot. They overtook my wife from behind and totally startled her! I was bemoaning my bad luck when 5 minutes later they made a return pass. Joy! No fog! Best pics of the day!