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  • Kina (urchin), diving at Milford Sound
    Diving for Kina at Milford Sound.jpg
  • Brown Pelican diving for fish at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
    Brown Pelican 14_H7C9958.jpg
  • Brown Pelican diving for fish at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
    Brown Pelican 13_H7C6073.jpg
  • Brown Pelican diving for fish at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
    Brown Pelican 11_H7C0036.jpg
  • Brown Pelican diving for fish at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
    Brown Pelican 15_H7C9972.jpg
  • Brown Pelican diving for fish at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
    Brown Pelican 13_H7C9952.jpg
  • Brown Pelican diving for fish at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
    Brown Pelican 16_H7C9977.jpg
  • Brown Pelican diving for fish at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
    Brown Pelican 12_H7C0061.jpg
  • Pulling back its wings for a high-speed plunge into the waters, an Australasian gannet dives for fish up along the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
    Australasian Gannet diving 35_3312.jpg
  • Scuba diver deep in the blue waters of Poor Knights Marine Reserve, New Zealand.
    Scuba Diver, Poor Knights Island.jpg
  • Scuba divers on boat, Poor Knights Marine Reserve, New Zealand
    Scuba Divers on Boat 01_0708.jpg
  • Scuba divers on boat, Poor Knights Marine Reserve, New Zealand
    Scuba Divers on Boat 02_0706.jpg
  • Scuba diver admiring a large yellow finger sponge (Callyspongia ramosa), at Poor Knights Island, New Zealand
    Diver and Yellow Finger Sponge, Poor...jpg
  • Underwater kelp forests abound at Poor Knights Marine Reserve, New Zealand.
    Underwater Kelp Forest.jpg
  • Poor Knights Island was formed by volcanic eruptions, making them quite jagged and rocky.
    Poor Knights Island 02_4234.jpg
  • Yellow Moray Eel (Gymnothorax prasinus) at Poor Knights Marine Reserve, New Zealand
    Yellow Moray Eel.jpg
  • Scuba divers near Middle Arch, Poor Knights Island, New Zealand
    Divers near Middle Arch, Poor Knight...jpg
  • Reef Manta Rays gracefully glide at night through the coastal waters, Hawaii
    Reef Manta Ray 01_H7C1281.jpg
  • Hidden among the ocean floor of Poor Knights Island lie colorful nudibranchs.  This one here is a clown nudibranch (Ceratosoma amoena).
    Clown Nudibranch (Ceratosoma amoena).jpg
  • Shag Point, Poor Knights Island
    Shag Point_4436.jpg
  • Riko Riko Cave, Poor Knights Island, New Zealand
    Riko Riko Cave, Poor Knights Island.jpg
  • Found up to depths of 30m, Blue Mao Mao (Scorpis violacea) can be readily identified by their large congregation and silvery blue sheen and dark lateral line.
    Blue Mao Mao_H7C8469.jpg
  • Blue Penguin, diving underwater.
    Blue Penguin Underwater 08_8662.jpg
  • Hokitika Gorge, West Coast, New Zealand
    Hokitika Gorge Backflip_6818.jpg
  • Underwater split shot of kelp along the coast of Stewart Island
    Kelp forest at Stewart Island_H7C882...jpg
  • “Manta” is Spanish for “cloak” which refers to the Giant Manta Ray's large blanket-shaped body.  Similar to our human fingerprints, each manta ray has a unique pattern of spots and blotches that helps researchers identify each individual manta ray.  In other words, no two bellies are alike.
    Giant Manta Ray 05_H7C1968.jpg
  • Flight is a complicated affair.  A normally gangly-looking brown pelican adeptly stabilizes its feathers to invert itself, and begins its rapid descent towards an unsuspecting fish below the waters. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California.
    Brown Pelican 55_C9A0337.jpg
  • Australasian Crested Grebes are diving waterbirds.  One parent has caught a native bully fish at Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
    Australasian Crested Grebe 27_C9A045...jpg
  • P40 Kittyhawk diving down at Warbirds over Wanaka 2016, New Zealand
    P40 Kittyhawk, Warbirds over Wanaka_...jpg
  • Underneath the waters of Southern Arch teems rich and colorful marine life, perfect for scuba diving.  Poor Knights Island, New Zealand.
    Southern Arch, Poor Knights Island.jpg
  • And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."  - Genesis 1:20<br />
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(photo of an angelic Forster's Tern, hovering in the air while plunge diving for fish, Southern California, North America)
    Creation, Day 5_Birds 2.jpg
  • Gannets hunt fish by diving from a height into the sea and pursuing their prey underwater. Gannets have a number of adaptations which enable them to do this: 1) they have no external nostrils, they are located inside the mouth instead; 2) they have air sacs in their face and chest under their skin which act like bubble wrapping, cushioning the impact with the water; and 3) their eyes are positioned far enough forward on their face to give them binocular vision, allowing them to judge distances accurately.
    Australasian Gannet 28_7463.jpg
  • Australasian Gannets are expert fishers. Birds soar 10 m or more above the surface of the water, herding fish into dense shoals, then fold their wings back and dive into the water to catch their prey. The fish are grasped with the aid of small backward-pointing serrations along the edges of the bill. A bird only stays under the water for about ten seconds, but the fish is normally swallowed before the bird reaches the surface.  Here, an Australian Gannet soars above the ocean at Muriwai, New Zealand.
    Australasian Gannet 32_H7C9187.jpg
  • In between dives below the water surface to feed, a blue Penguin takes a break and floats at sea, New Zealand.
    Blue Penguin 12_5398.jpg
  • Gannets can dive from a height of 30 metres, achieving speeds of 100 km/h as they strike the water, enabling them to catch fish much deeper than most airborne birds.  In this image, an Australasian Gannet soars over its colony at Farewell Spit, New Zealand.
    Australasian Gannet 06_6638.jpg
  • Aerobatic pilot Jurgis Kairys in a dizzying dive at Warbirds over Wanaka 2016, New Zealand
    Downward Spiral_63A3564.jpg
  • The remarkable vision of the Peregrine Falcon surpasses that of a human by eight times.  Soaring high in the sky, it can spot prey as far as 3 km (1.86 miles) away, before entering its impressive high-speed dive (of up to 240 miles per hour).  Attacking from above provides this feathered jet fighter both stealth and speed to catch its prey.
    Peregrine Falcon_4156.jpg
  • The Japanese called the US Corsair "Whistling Death", in reference to the whistling noise it made during a high speed dive.  Warbirds over Wanaka 2016, New Zealand
    Corsair aka "Whistling Death"_63A622...jpg
  • No need to duck dive under the wave when you're a Blue Penguin! Porpoise Bay, New Zealand.
    Blue Penguin out surfing, Catlins, N...jpg
  • Forster's Tern feeds by plunge-diving for fish, Bolsa Chica.  Forster's tern is most similar to the Common Tern.
    Forster's Tern 01_6618.jpg
  • An Australasian Gannet soars majestically above the ocean with the painterly lines of an eroding cliff in the backdrop at Muriwai, New Zealand.  The gannet generally feeds over continental shelves or inshore waters, seldom far from land. Its diet is comprised mainly of pelagic fish, especially pilchard, anchovies and jack mackerel, but also squid and garfish. Prey is caught mainly by plunge-diving, but it is also seen regularly attending trawlers.
    Australasian Gannet 26_7505.jpg
  • After a hard day of plunge-diving into the ocean for fish, the Australian Gannet preens its feathers for maintenance and protection.  This image was taken at Golden Bay, New Zealand.
    Australasian Gannet 19_9330.jpg
  • Forster's Tern feeds by plunge-diving for fish, Bolsa Chica.
    Forster's Tern 02_6627.jpg
  • A Blue Penguin swims out amongst a breaking wave, at Porpoise Bay, Catlins, New Zealand.
    Blue Penguin duck diving, Porpoise B...jpg
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