....because I found Bat Ray. Ta dum dum dum. ;D
Last weekend I made it out to Santa Cruz Island aboard the Vision. At Hazard's cove, there were a large number of large Bat Rays in the sand. They are hard to approach because they really don't like the sound of bubbles. Strangely enough, they didn't seem to mind my presence too much, so long as I was quiet. SOOO, violating the first rule of scuba, I took a breath when I was around 20 ft away and then glided towards them. This is what I got. (As usual click on the image for more details)
This pair was unusual. As I got closer one of them bolted, but the other stayed put. I hope I didn't interrupt anything amorous...
This is the one that stayed behind to confront the "stranger".
