I typically see Manatees and Dolphins almost every time I go out just about anywhere in the southern half of Florida. On a good day I'll see a few sea turtles or a spotted eagle ray too. youtu.be/5yeT4ZWUnBw #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #florida #dolphins #clearboat

Manatee mom & her brand new baby. The best thing about this video aside from the baby Manatee, is the mother has no visible scars. The manatee calf still had its fetal folds/wrinkles and was probably only a day or two old. youtu.be/mLCt88hZjkg #nature #animals #cute #wildlife #florida #manatees

This big Spotted Eagle Ray launched itself out of the water yesterday about 100 feet from shore. Anyone on the beach looking in the right direction would have been treated to an awesome sight. The ray was about 8 feet wide. #nature #amazing #ocean #animals #ocean #wildlife youtu.be/Lv9-s63eCK0

Home Run! It's crazy how effortless some dolphins make this look. Not all dolphins learn this hunting technique called fish kicking, and some are much better at it than others. youtube.com/shorts/_BVbo... #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #fish #dolpins #homerun

A Cobia hitching a ride in the slipstream of a Spotted Eagle Ray. They're related to remoras but get much larger (6 feet). They don't attach to a host like a remora but will hitch a ride in the slipstream to save energy while migrating. #nature #amazing #animals #sea #ocean youtu.be/nl-BqMgjXLs

A black Cownose Ray in a large ray migration in the gulf near Clearwater, Florida. This is the first black Cownose Ray I've seen even though I've been filming these ray migrations for well over a decade. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pTx...

The TRUTH about Crystal River, Florida and Three Sisters Springs. There's so much misinformation about Crystal River and manatees in general. Hopefully this clears some of it up. youtu.be/tjSxXpKJwL8 #nature #manatees #florida #animals #wildlife #crystalriver #awesome

Dolphrens. I'll take the company of dolphins over people any day. This pod of dolphins hung around the clear boat for almost 2 hours yesterday. They would venture off every so often to catch a fish & then come back. youtu.be/_xm9tSj6y1k #nature #animals #florida #wildlife #awesome #dolphins

A lone manatee swimming through a school of sharks in St Pete, Florida. Although these sharks are all sort of small, even large sharks and alligators move out of the way for a manatee. It's that mafia boss attitude. youtube.com/shorts/m4V1m... #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #florida #ocean

A Hammerhead Shark rushing through a circling ball of Cownose Rays in the Gulf near Clearwater, Florida. youtu.be/ZHc1eptEzIo #nature #awesome #animals #sharks #ocean #florida

2 Very different feeding behaviors used by dolphins in the Tampa / St Pete, Florida area. Both of these feeding techniques have a few different variations. www.youtube.com/shorts/A0HsT... #nature #amazing #animals #awesome #wildlife #florida #dolphins

Another manatee swimming through a large group of Cownose Rays in St Pete, Florida. As large as this group of rays (aka fever) is that shows up in the winter, some of the groups in summer are bigger, and are larger than the Mobula Ray migrations in Baja. #nature #animals #ocean youtu.be/mOy13FJHOxQ

Sharks stalking a school of fish in shallow water in St Pete, Florida a few days ago. Most of the sharks were black tips, spinner sharks, and bull sharks. #shark #nature #ocean #florida #sea #wildlife #sharks

People at the beach reacting to a dolphin chasing a school of mullet that were swimming through the people. I'm don't even know where to begin, I'm just going to leave the commentary to you :-) #nature #beach #florida #wildlife #ocean #funny youtube.com/shorts/Syngl...

A Spinner Shark, spinning. St Pete, Florida. This is how Spinner Sharks hunt. They rush up from below to ambush their prey, sometimes dramatically breaching the surface. #nature #sharks #animals #amazing #wildlife #ocean

A BIG group of manatees gathered on a sandbar yesterday in St Petersburg, Florida. The water was about 3-7 feet deep. Todays warmer weather will cause them to move to a different spot that is slightly deeper. #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #ocean youtu.be/iBpClR-d_RQ

Summer Rays... A massive group of rays (aka fever). This is the summer Cownose Ray migration near Clearwater, FL. Many people claim the largest ray migration is the Mobula Rays, but this is obviously bigger. youtu.be/5lMz-x4u2pQ #nature #amazing #animals #awesome #wildlife #ocean #gulf #florida

Winter Rays... Huge group of rays and some manatees in Tampa Bay, Florida. As large as the winter gathering is, it's not nearly as large as the summer Cownose Ray migration. I'll share some footage of that next. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #florida #ocean youtube.com/shorts/J0z1Q...

A dolphin takes a moment to check out a manatee. I thought the dolphin was being a little rude bit it went on its way after a minute of blocking the manatee's path. www.youtube.com/shorts/ud30r... #nature #animals #wildlife #ocean #florida #dolphins #manatees

Manatee swims through a sea of rays in #Tampa Bay in #Florida. I've waited over 6 years for the opportunity to capture this shot. The water was unusually clear, no wind, no clouds & the rays were densely packed together. #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #ocean www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZwA...

Guy relaxing in the gulf takes forever to notice the manatee that swam up behind him. This guy looked like he was either lost in his thoughts or peeing in the water, either way his reaction was priceless. #funny #nature #beach #florida #animals #ocean #sea

Cool shots of dolphins mud ring feeding with mullet jumping everywhere. This hunting technique and fish kicking can be seen throughout the Tampa Bay area. The full, high resolution video is on my youtube channel. #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #naturephotography #dolphins

Epic. Surreal. And Awesome. Passing through a huge group of Cownose Rays in a clear boat in Tampa Bay, Florida. This was taken a few days ago. The gathering only lasts for 3 days. #nature #amazing #animals #awesome #wildlife #epic #ocean

Just seeing this critically endangered sawfish in the first place was awesome enough for me. Watching it stalk a school of fish and then bury itself in the sand like a stingray really took it to another level though. #nature #animals #wildlife #ocean #awesome #tampa #rare

Absolutely Massive group of rays off the coast of Clearwater, Florida. I took this video this past summer. After speaking with researchers and other people I'm confident in saying this is the largest group of rays ever filmed. #amazing #nature #animals #awesome #wildlife #ocean #spectacular

Dozens of sharks filmed on a shallow sandbar in #Tampa Bay today. The water was super calm which made for great filming. People often ask me if I see sharks when I'm on the water. It's unusual if I don't see at least one or two #sharks every time I go out. #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #shark

A dolphin hunting fish by a group of manatees on a sandbar in Tampa Bay a couple days ago. This is one of 5 groups of manatees that were hanging out in the shallow waters of Tampa Bay. The groups ranged from about 40-300 manatees. #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #awesome #naturephotography

3 Manatee moms each with a calf. This group of manatees was sunbathing in Tampa Bay a few days ago. Manatees are found in Tampa Bay all year long. #nature #animals #awesome #wildlife #manatees #awesome #babyanimals

A critically endangered sawfish stalking a school of fish in Tampa Bay recently. I was really excited to see this sawfish hanging out next to a large group of manatees in St Petersburg, Florida. #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #rare #florida #ocean

Going fast in a clear boat... this is what I film most of the videos I share from. Being low to the water makes it feel like it's going fast. Between that the seeing the water flying by beneath me it feels like I'm hauling ass. #boat #clearboat #amazing #awesome #ocean

A dolphin that was toying with a Remora that was clinging to a Manatee last week in Tampa Bay. The dolphin eventually separated the remora from the manatee but only stalked it for a short time before leaving it be. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #florida #manatees #dolphin

Dolphins catching mullet by creating a circle of mud around them to trap the fish. Here's some more cool video of dolphins using the mud ring feeding technique on the gulf coast of Florida. Full video in 4k here, youtu.be/muAbNFeO16E #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #naturephotography #tampa

A curious dolphin escorting me through shallow waters in the clear boat. This friendly dolphin hung out with me for a few miles the other day. #nature #animals #amazing #awesome #wildlife #florida #dolphin

Awesome footage of dolphins using the mud ring feeding technique. This technique is used by dolphins on the gulf coast of Florida in addition to fish kicking. Check out the full video on my YouTube channel youtu.be/muAbNFeO16E #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #awesome #naturephotography #florida

It's always mating season for Manatees in the southern half of Florida. In places like Crystal River the manatees are usually just laying there trying to stay warm in winter. They are much more active in the southern half of the state in winter. #nature #animals #florida #wildlife #manatees

Just looking for shells and sand dollars at the beach when... #Manatees often swim up & down the beach in the gulf & the Atlantic in Florida in summer. Most of the time they go unnoticed. If you want to see what's in the water around you, wear polarized glasses. #nature #beach #animals #wildlife

Full screen view of the largest group of rays EVER. I've been filming these ray migrations for many years. This one was 3 times as big as any I've seen previously. Full video on youtube here youtu.be/3M0V1hPGqUQ #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #naturephotography #ocean #epic

Hammerhead Shark stalking a school of rays. The shark stalked the rays for about 15 minutes before giving up. Sharks have a much higher success rate catching rays that don't swim in schools. It's hard to target & isolate just one ray in a group. #nature #amazing #animals #shark #wildlife #sealife

A big school of mullet swimming past a group of manatees in Tampa Bay in St Petersburg, Florida. Both mullet and manatees are herbivores but will sometimes eat meat. #nature #animals #wildlife #fish #florida #manatee #mullet

About 200 manatees on a shallow sandbar in Tampa Bay. Some of them were mating, others were going to and from a nearby grass bed, the rest were just hanging out for the warmth. I'll be doing an interview on NPR tomorrow. Details in the comments. #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #florida

Really big rays swimming in the shallow water at the beach near Clearwater, Florida. These are Spotted Eagle Rays. Although they can sting people like most rays they would rather avoid humans. #nature #amazing #beach #animals #wildlife #ocean #florida

They're faster than you think! Manatees chasing each other at the beach almost plow into one of the beachgoers that was crowding them. They aren't dangerous but they're endangered. These manatees were just trying to mate as people harassed them. #nature #animals #beach #florida #wildlife #ocean

A pod of dolphins chasing mullet in shallow water in Tampa Bay, Florida yesterday. I took the video on the St Pete side of Tampa Bay. #nature #animals #dolphin #florida #fish #wildlife #naturephotography #mullet

Nope! Turtle sees 2 big manatees swimming past him and kicks its cute little legs to back up and turn around. Turtle was taking no chances. It's a freshwater turtle (a cooter), but I took the video in saltwater in St Petersburg, Florida. #nature #funny #cute #animals #turtle #wildilfe

Curious Manatees swimming up to a clear boat to look it over. One of them checked to see if there was any algae on the boat. Manatees often clean the algae of docked or anchored boats. They will eat almost any kind of vegetation, not just seagrass. #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife #florida #cool

Dolphins often leave scars on each other called rake marks. They do this by dragging their teeth across each other. The scars usually only last a few months. They do this when play fighting, establishing dominance, mating and other activities. #nature #animals #wildlife #dolphins #ocean #florida

Hundreds of manatees and rays gathered on a shallow sandbar in Tampa Bay. In winter, manatees gather by the hundreds in at least 7 different locations in #Florida. There are always some #manatees in #TampaBay all year long, but there are many more in the winter. #nature #amazing #animals #wildlife

Young trash pandas nursing in my backyard yesterday. When I saw this mother walking towards my backyard after raiding my neighbors trash I grabbed my camera and telephoto lens in the hopes of capturing something cute. Mission accomplished. #cute #animals #nature #wildlife #trashpandas

Guy walking in the gulf as a manatee approaches from deeper water. Fortunately this was just a friendly manatee, but it illustrates how easily something really big can sneak up on you in the water, especially if you aren't paying any attention. #nature #animals #beach #ocean #florida #wildlife

Winters in Tampa Bay are #awesome! There's so much #wildlife that moves into #tampa bay, #Florida during the winter. Large gatherings of hundreds of #manatees, thousands of #rays, big schools of spinner and black tip sharks, and numerous species of fish and migratory birds. #nature #animals