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Rare and endangered Australian Sea Lions play in the shallows of Hopkins Island, South Australia. ©Michael Patrick O’Neill
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Off topic but why not? Pair of wild Red and Green Macaws, Buraco das Araras, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The Buraco das Araras is a massive sinkhole home to an incredible array of wildlife and bird species. Viewing platforms give visitors a “bird’s eye” perspective of the jaw dropping geography and a privileged position to photograph the macaws. If you find yourself in Bonito, this is definitely a place to go. Enjoy and protect, now more than ever as our natural world is increasingly under assault by ignorance and greed. ©Michael Patrick O’Neill / www.mpostock.com #Brazil #Bonito #BuracodasAraras #birdnerd #parrot #macaw #MataAtlantica #wildlife #earthpix #matogrosso #pantanal
What a difference one year makes. Here’s a photo of a big school of mullet just south of the Juno Pier in crystal clear water and calm seas last year. If you live in the area you know we have been having absolutely lousy conditions with chocolate milk colored water since Hurricane Dorian and incessant wind and swell that are keeping the ocean very dirty. The mullet are there, but you just can’t see them. Incredibly frustrating because this is my favorite time of the year. ©Michael Patrick O’Neill / www.mpostock.com #mulletrun #JunoPier #PalmBeach #baitball #underwater #ocean #jupiter
#TBT Calin Calin, the resident Napoleon Wrasse, comes in for a handout of rice from the cook standing in the shallows of the legendary Tetamanu Village, situated in the South Pass of Fakarava Atoll in French Polynesia. If you’ve been lucky to go there, you know what I’m talking about: Hard to beat; as good as it gets in tropical diving in my opinion. You can go out on the boat, dive the pass, then swim to your little hut. At the time of my visit, I was the only guest, and I had the place for myself 😌 Typically, Calin-Calin could be found hanging underneath the kitchen (second photo) waiting for snacks. Other photos that bring back great memories: The kitchen and the abundant and extremely healthy hard corals. I hope they’re still there. Enjoy and protect! ©Michael Patrick O’Neill / www.mpostock.com #FrenchPolynesia #Fakarava #atoll #coral #NapoleonWrasse #earthpix #ocean #scubadiving #underwaterphotos #uwpics
Future giant: Baby #AlligatorGar photographed on the Trinity River in Texas earlier this year while filming the gar documentary, broadcast on NHK (Japan’s public television station) a few weeks ago. As the high water recedes in late spring, many fish get trapped in pools and swampy areas along the main river channel, and that’s where we found this little guy and his close and much smaller cousin, the #LongnoseGar (second photo; photographed together to show the difference in anatomy). *** Both were returned to the water and released into their natural habitat.*** The Alligator Gar has to be one of the most impressive fish I have ever encountered: They can breathe air, live in polluted water, weigh more than 300 lbs. and are protected by an incredibly tough skin (Native Americans used their scales for arrowheads—think about that…). In the Trinity River they are abundant, but in other parts of their range they have been severely depleted by overfishing, bowhunting and re-engineering of waterways which prevent fish from moving around. Unfortunately, it is very tough to find them in clear water, but at least I got permission to jump in the tank at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center near Tyler and photograph a few 200 pounders. Despite their “River Monster” reputation, I found them to be shy and gentle. Enjoy and protect! ©Michael Patrick O’Neill / www.mpostock.com #Texas #gar #TrinityRiver #prehistoricfish #GatorGar
Looking forward to fall (and a very cool trip very soon to a really out of the way place in a distant continent - my arms are sore from so many vaccines). This photo (a favorite): Long exposure self portrait in the beautiful Pennsylvania woods from a years back. #tranquility #Poconos #hickoryrunstatepark #fall #fallfoliage #woods #portrait
Hurricane Dorian’s high surf took out a big chunk of late season sea turtle nests along the Palm Beaches. Unfortunately this little one (photographed in situ earlier today) and countless others didn’t make it. While there is little we can do against the fury of a hurricane, we can all do our part to keep our environment clean. Enjoy and protect. ©Michael Patrick O’Neill / www.mpostock.com #Hurricane #HurricaneDoria #Florida #PalmBeach #LoggerheadSeaTurtle #beach #hatchling #ocean #storm
