The Eagle Rays

The Eagle RaysThe eagles have landedon the seabed? Spotted as such by Daniel Nicholson. Quite a mesmerizing view of the spotted eagle rays probably looking for the best foraging grounds. The white spots contrast perfectly with their black body like the void. The blue hue of the sea is soaked up by the sandy bottom and provides more depth to the photo itself. Rays, including eagle rays, are so hot, they are called a fever. However, eagle rays are not the actual

The eagles have landed…on the seabed? Spotted as such by Daniel Nicholson. Quite a mesmerizing view of the spotted eagle rays probably looking for the best foraging grounds. The white spots contrast perfectly with their black body like the void. The blue hue of the sea is soaked up by the sandy bottom and provides more depth to the photo itself.

Rays, including eagle rays, are so hot, they are called a fever. However, eagle rays are not the actual species, rather they are a family of rays. The ones above are called the spotted eagle rays. The eagle rays got their name from the beak-like face that they use to forage in the sand. They also have lovely flying motion in the water, reminiscent of eagles.

From Daniel Nicholson: A fever of eagle rays gliding elegantly over white sand. I captured this image off the shore of Kirra beach on the Gold Coast. Normally very shy, these eagle rays were very calm and accepting of my presence, allowing me to capture this unique image of them.