Category: Postcard from the Reef
Photos from the wet
The Hive
Trumpetfish Face
Postcard from the Reef – Raccoon Butterflyfish
Postcard from the Reef – Gold Lace
Eye of the Predator
Trumpetfish are stealthy hunters, using their oddly shaped body to strike unsuspecting prey. They are also known to follow large creatures on the reef, turtles or groupers, to take advantage of prey flushed out in their passage. This trumpetfish was using me for the same purpose, hoping to strike whatever the big, noisy diver scared up. The fish hovered quite close to me, not even moving away despite several bright flashes from the strobe. The cave is a very popular dive site, this fish may have learned to use divers to find an easy meal.