MICRONESIA & GUAM 1/24-2/16/2015

Diving Chuuk is not just all wrecks and military "stuff".
While the historic artifacts are numerous,
you can't help but see how rapidly coral grows -
71 years ago these ships all were "clean" of any growth.
In the midst of death, there is life . . .

Anemone with Clown Anemone fish (back to camera)
These are VERY HARD to PHOTOGRAPH,
as they are very shy, and about the time the camera has "figured out"
how to photograph (focus, exposure, shoot),
the fish has changed position by the time the flash goes off.

MICRONESIA
Two nudibranches

I saw this sea cucumber WALKING ACROSS this Lettuce Coral
and I was amazed at how clearly his little tube feet could be seen.

Usually they retract or are buried
under the body, but this one
was motivatin' across
the landscape, pickin' 'em up
and puttin' 'em down
just as fast as he could.
MICRONESIA

Each species of anemone has its own species of clown anemone fish

Triggerfish

Unknown fish

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Diving Chuuk is not just all wrecks and military "stuff". While the historic artifacts are numerous, you can't help but see how rapidly coral grows - 71 years ago these ships all were "clean" of any growth. In the midst of death, there is life . . . Anemone with Clown Anemone fish (back to camera) These are VERY HARD to PHOTOGRAPH, as they are very shy, and about the time the camera has "figured out" how to photograph (focus, exposure, shoot), the fish has changed position by the time the flash goes off.
	Two nudibranches
I saw this sea cucumber WALKING ACROSS this Lettuce Coral and I was amazed at how clearly his little tube feet could be seen.
Usually they retract or are buried under the body, but this one was motivatin' across the landscape, pickin' 'em up and puttin' 'em down just as fast as he could.
Each species of anemone has its own species of clown anemone fish
Triggerfish
Unknown fish