Underwater Photo Location: Blue Heron Bridge, Riviera Beach, Florida

by Jeri Curley
Squid in the Clouds. I looked up and saw a squid hanging around a mooring line at Blue Heron Bridge. As I was trying to focus on him, he was joined by another. The batteries in my strobe had died and I was lucky the lighting was halfway decent!

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by Eric Walker
My Dive Buddy!!!

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by Suzan Meldonian
Close up of a Banded Coral Shrimp - It really does have a clownsy looking face. Murder to get a straight on shot of him, but patience is a virtue.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Food for Thought... P Blue throat Pike Blenny displaying in hopes of catching a mate, catches a morsel floating by instead.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Juvenile Band Tail Sea Robin. Size of a quarter.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Dondice Occidentalis in the weeds.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Chalk Bass . . .with 'attitude!

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by Suzan Meldonian
Shrimp tongue

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by Suzan Meldonian
Ba ba ba Blenny and da Hook! (sing it to Benny and the Jets)

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by Suzan Meldonian
Polka Dot Batfish displaying it's lure completely

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by Suzan Meldonian
Golden Coral Shrimp with Green Eggs (& ham :)

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by Suzan Meldonian
Polka Dotted Feather Duster

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by Suzan Meldonian
Orange Filefish looked at me with intelligence in it's eyes.

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by Suzan Meldonian
French Angel juvenile with orange sponge background.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Short Big Eye juvenile.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Southern Stargazer

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by Suzan Meldonian
Dr. Eeevil

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by Suzan Meldonian
Green Razor

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by Suzan Meldonian
Cowfish juvenile . . . cellular view. (Nearly transparent)

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by Suzan Meldonian
Fringed Worm, rarely seen

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by Suzan Meldonian
Sealed with a Kiss!

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by Suzan Meldonian
Banded Coral Shrimp

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by Suzan Meldonian
They came from outter space....

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by Suzan Meldonian
Note: the diver next to me was wearing all yellow skin. We call this one a mimic octopus- perhaps not a true mimic scientifially, but certainly likes to mimic.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Dondice Occidentalis

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by Suzan Meldonian
Silly Seaweed Blenny

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by Suzan Meldonian
Tiniest Spotted Drum

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by Suzan Meldonian
Flying Gurnard

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by Suzan Meldonian
...mmm. Nope, this one is toooooo big. A little hermit crab- hunting for a new home.

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by Suzan Meldonian
aaaaaah, home at last! This is where my little friend ended up after trying on about 6 or 7 shells, good fit.

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by Jeri Curley
A couple of Bristle Worms entwined at Blue Heron Bridge. Taken with an Olympus Evolt E-300 and Inon Z-240 strobe.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Rainbow Parrot on the move

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by Suzan Meldonian
Blue Goby, Ioglossus callirus

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by Suzan Meldonian
On March 18th, under a full moon, at night, hundreds of Red Tipped fireworms fishtailed to the surface to spawn. It was a magical sight, and know their eggs are even more potent than their mother's bristles! Ask me how I know! Hot stuff comin thru!

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by Suzan Meldonian
Pipefish

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by Theresa Tracy
Something very simple.... lone starfish.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Seaweed Blenny

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by Suzan Meldonian
The Deep!

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by Ximena Olds
Anemone at Blue Heron Bridge. D7000 105mmVR Ikelite strobes and housing. Subsee 10+

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by Ximena Olds
Lady Flabellina (F. Dushia) Olympus SP 350

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by Ximena Olds
Elysia manching away. Nikon D7000 105mm VR Ikelite housing and strobes. Subsee 10+ 1/160 f22

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by Ximena Olds
Cleaner Shrimp with Eggs. Olympus Sp350

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by Ximena Olds
Mini Melo. Olympus SP 350 Macro 6+

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by Ximena Olds
Cute crabby on Sea Urchin. Nikon D7000 105 mm VR Ikelite strobe and housings Subsee 10+

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by Ximena Olds
Doto Upside down Nikon D7000 105mm Ikelite strobe and housings Subsee 10+

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by Ximena Olds
Busy Nudibranch laying eggs...tiny little eggs Nikon D7000 105 mm VR Ikelite strobes + Housing Subsee 10+

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by Ximena Olds
Eyes of a conch Nikon D7000 105 mm Ikelite strobes and housing Subsee 10+

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by Suzan Meldonian
This is how to stand your ground. Juvenile Black Bass

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by Suzan Meldonian
mysterieuse..... an archaic Ridgeback Sting ray.. reminds us that dinosaurs really do still exist.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Something different in the way of "worm-tales" ... a Scaly Worm. Amazing armour.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Blenny

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by Suzan Meldonian
Plump little bumblebee shrimp.. having fun with the 10x now.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Redbanded Hermit Crab- trying on a conch for size!

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by Suzan Meldonian
Profile of a Polka dot Batfish- inhaling lunch using his lure.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Happy Dragonet, out flirting with the girls...

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by Suzan Meldonian
Pencil Urchin close up.

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by Suzan Meldonian
Cute seaweed blenny in a 5 knot current- sans grappling hook!

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by Ximena Olds
Pink Horns

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by Ximena Olds
Playing with light

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by Suzan Meldonian
Hairy Fireworm

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by Lisa Kelly
Seahorse reflection. Taken with Nikon D800 105mm.

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by Eduardo Nadal
goby

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by Suzan Meldonian
Yellowhead Jawfish looking around for a mate

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by Eduardo Nadal
On 3 feet of visibility

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by Nicholas Godfrey
Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) at Blue Heron Bridge

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by Tanya Houppermans
Muppet I love photographing these little blennies! Their face reminds me of a muppet.

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by John Roach
Bzzzzzzzzzzz Gnathophyllum americanum

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by Stacy Groff
small octopus hiding in the neck of a beer bottle at Blue Heron Bridge near the East span.

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by John Roach
Banded jawfish Opistognathus macrognathus

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
A tiny baby Common Octopus, Octopus vulgaris is making it's home in a discarded bottle. Blue Heron Bridge, Riviera Beach, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Beautiful Dondice Occidentalis Nudibranch with a pink heart on it's "face", Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Roughhead Blenny, Acanthemblemaria aspera, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Florida Fighting Conch Eye, Strombus alatus

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Seaweed Blenny, Parablennius marmoreus, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Coryphella verta Nudibranch with eggs

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Gold Line Sea Goddess, Felimare ruthae

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Blue Throat Pikeblenny, Chaenopsis ocellata, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Lancer Dragonet, Callionymus bairdi, Blue Heron Bridge, Riviera Beach, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
A very tiny juvenile Oyster Blenny, Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis, about the size of a pencil eraser peers out of an abandoned barnacle. It would disappear if it saw me move, then a few seconds later would peek out again, just it's eyes showing.

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
"The Opera Singer" - Yawning Striated Frogfish, Antennarius striatus, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Roughhead Blenny, Acanthemblemaria aspera

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Purplemouth MorayEel, Gymnothorax vicinus

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Peppermint Shrimp with a Spotted Moray Eel's tail as background, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Yellowline Arrow Crab standing guard in front of a Rough File Clam, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Tiny Sponge Decorator Crab on Cushion Sea Star, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Nudibranch, Flabellina dushia with eggs, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Skilletfish, Gobiesox strumosus, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Upsidedown Jellyfish, Cassiopea andromeda, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Scrawled Filefish, Aluterus scriptus, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Tube Dwelling Anemone, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Spotted Scorpionfish, Scorpaena plumieri, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Newman's Flatworm, Maritigrella newmanae, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Coryphella verta Nudibranch, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Bobbit Worm, Eunice sp., Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Tiny Brittle Star on a Cushion Sea Star, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Batfish, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Seaweed Blenny on Cushion Sea Star, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Skilletfish, Gobiesox strumosus, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Oyster Blenny in it's barnacle home, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Sea Slug, Oxynoe antellarum, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Whitespeckled Hermit Crab, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Lomanotus vermiformis Nudibranch, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Juvenile Cushion Sea Star, less than 1 inch, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Dark Mantis Shrimp and coral Polyps, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
Red-Ridged Clinging Crab, Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

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