Blue Crab swimming through a huge school of Cownose Rays near Clearwater, Florida. He knows he's tasty! I was surprised the rays ignored the crab but there was a Hammerhead nearby so they had other concerns. #nature #amazing #animals #ocean #wildlife #florida

Nature gets the right of way. Yielding to manatees while kayaking in a narrow, shallow tidal creek. This creek is only a few inches deep on a low tide but the Manatees are masters at understanding the tides. #nature #amazing #animals #awesome #wildlife #kayaking #florida #beautiful

When you've never seen a Manatee before and you don't know it won't eat you. This is a classic tourist reaction to seeing manatees in the ocean or gulf in Florida. Many people think they're only in freshwater. Taking no chances. #nature #funny #beach #ocean #animals #wildlife #florida

Ducklings running. Something wholesome to make you smile. I put out bird seed for the ducks every year. They'll quack by the back door so I'll come out with a cup of seed. Each year about 5 pairs of mallards nest in the backyard. #nature #cute #animals #birds #wildlife #viral

Waiting my turn as a line of traffic passes in front of my kayak. I took this video in a small creek near Weeki Wachee, Florida. #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #awesome #kayaking #florida #manatees

I got a fever, and the only prescription, is More Cownose. A black Cownose Ray in a large group aka "fever" of about 15,000 near St Petersburg, Florida a few days ago. #amazing #nature #animals #awesome #ocean #wildlife #florida #migration

Skate passing under my kayak. This was on the St Pete side of Tampa Bay. #nature #awesome #wildlife #animals #ocean #sealife #tampabay

Kayaking at night in Tampa Bay in a clear kayak. Everything has a different vibe to it at night. Nice to have some dolphins for company. #nature #animals #awesome #dolphins #kayaking #florida #tampabay

Dolphins kicking fish in St Petersburg, Florida. This feeding technique is called fish kicking. The kick stuns or kills the fish so it's easy to grab, no chasing. They also do mud ring feeding in this area. #amazing #nature #animals #awesome #wildlife #fish #florida #yeet

About 57,680 Cownose Rays migrating off the coast of Clearwater, Florida last week. The rays have been migrating through the area for 3 weeks. Out of all the groups aka fevers that passed through, this was the largest one I was able to film. #amazing #nature #animals #ocean #awesome #florida

The most magical species interaction I've ever caught on video. The manatee and dolphins stayed in the area for over an hour and the manatee left with the dolphin pod. #nature #animals #amazing #beautiful #magical #wildlife #naturephotography

People at the beach running for shore as a dolphin chases fish in the shallow water. These beachgoers got a nice treat getting to watch dolphins chasing fish against the shoreline near Madeira Beach, Florida. #nature #beach #animals #wildlife #florida #ocean

A sea turtle surfacing by a MASSIVE school of rays near Clearwater, Florida a couple days ago. Another post into the BluSky void. Maybe 2 or 3 people will see this one and my time won't have been wasted. I'll keep trying a little longer. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #awesome #ocean

Rare video capture of a Spotted Eagle Ray getting airborne then using its wings to brake. I took this video near St Petersburg, Florida. #nature #amazing #animals #awesome #wildilfe #ocean

Stalking fish in shallow water along the beach. This dolphin startled a few people as it was hunting fish using a technique called fish kicking. Fish kicking is when a dolphin hits a fish with its tail to stun it. #beach #nature #ocean #florida #animals #wildlife

Don't Panic! It's not a fat shark, it's just a manatee swimming by people at the beach in Florida. The video was taken a couple days ago near Redington Beach. #nature #ocean #animals #florida #wildlife #awesome

Manatee drinking water running off a boat. Manatees often take advantage of running fresh water, but they don't need people to give them water any more than they need people to feed them, it's also illegal. #nature #animals #florida #wildlife #manatee #cute

The Fear is real but the Danger is not. Dolphin must have a sense of humor. I took this video a few days ago near St Petersburg, Florida. They ran hard, but they all held on to their drinks. #nature #funny #animals #beach #ocean #florida

Dog meets Manatee. This cute little dog was all happy tails when he saw the Manatees at the end of his dock. The manatees seemed curious about the dog too. I took this video a few days ago in the intracoastal waterway in Redington Shores, Florida. #nature #cute #animals #dog #florida #aww

A Spotted Eagle Ray swimming a few feet from the beach in Florida. Spotted Eagle Rays use their pointed noses to dig up clams and other shellfish. They have an excellent sense of smell that enables them to detect their prey under the sand. #nature #animals #ocean #florida #wildlife

Large schools of rays swimming along the gulf coast between Tampa Bay and Clearwater, Florida couple days ago. There were multiple large groups of rays migrating along the beach yesterday in the area. Reminds me of MC Escher. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #florida

Kayaking through an unusually large school of rays in Tampa Bay, Florida. There were about 21,000 rays in this school. A group of rays is sometimes called a fever but the term is not widely accepted or used by scientists or biologists. #nature #animals #amazing #kayaking #wildlife

Manta Ray swimming past a person just 20 feet from the beach near St Petersburg, Florida a few days ago. Only a very few people seemed to notice the big Manta Ray swimming along the shore. #nature #awesome #animals #ocean #florida

Dolphins and rays jumping in Tampa Bay, Florida. Dolphins are fairly predictable and there are usually indications when dolphins are about to jump. Rays on the other hand are very unpredictable and a little tricky. #nature #Awesome #animals #sea #naturephotography #dolphins #Amazing

Manatee with a pair of twin calves in tow. It's rare for manatees to have twins. Kind of looked like an SR-71 blackbird the way she had a baby manatee on each side. #nature #animals #ocean #wildlife #manatees #florida #awesome

Wait For It! This guy had a moment of panic but fortunately it was just a curious manatee. I took the video in the gulf near Clearwater, Florida. Manatees are super curious and often check out anything new in their environment, including people sometimes. #nature #animals #funny #beach #florida