Central Belize Aboard the Nekton Pilot (January 2007)
Every dive site was centered on a deep wall like those found the Caymans and Cozumel. A typical dive is out along the wall at some depth between 40 and 70 feet and back along the crest of the wall at 20-30 feet. Dive times ranged from 1 hour to over an hour and a half.
Photography here seemed a bit harder than in Baja as the fish were more wary and to get some of these photos required multiple tries. I hunted all week to get a good shot of the various species of Butterflyfish that run in mated pairs with little success. The only decent shot I could manage was a "surprise attack" at night.
With the larger animals like Eagle Rays, extended chases were involved until they became too nervous and took off...
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Banded Coral Shrimp |
Black Grouper Lurking Around the Boat |
Blue Parrotfish |
Gray Angelfish |
Large Green Moray |
Yellowtail Grouper Hanging in a Barrel Sponge |
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Swimming Over the Deep Blue at Glover's
Reef |
Horse Eye Jacks Under Boat |
Juvenile Spotted Drum Dancing on the Reef |
Spotted Eagle Ray Escaping |
Mated Pair of Four-eye Butterflyfish at Night |
Pair of Indigo Hamlets |