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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

YouTube video by See Through Canoe A Big Group of Manatees on a Sandbar in St Petersburg, Florida Yesterday

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

YouTube video by See Through Canoe The Largest Migration of Rays in the World. Clearwater, Florida

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

YouTube video by See Through Canoe Huge Group of Rays and Some Manatees in Tampa Bay, 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
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YouTube video by See Through Canoe A dolphin takes a moment to check out a manatee in the bay

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.
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#nature #animals #wildlife #ocean #florida #dolphins #manatees

YouTube video by See Through Canoe Manatee Swims Through a Sea of Cownose Rays in Tampa Bay in Florida

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
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Most Floridians will tell you it's because they "love" people. Fact is, they're simply very curious animals. They will swim up to a stick or a piece of trash to check it out just as quickly as they will go up to a human. :-)

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.
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they did the same thing when manatees would swim through them and when a dolphin would swim through they were even more panicked. Do you have much experience with Cownose Rays because I've been researching, documenting and filming this specific group for 12+ years, and other groups for 30+ years.

I was literally doing 2 mph. The rays weren't panicking AT ALL. I've been respectfully filming & documenting this specific group of rays for 12+ years. The drone is super quiet. MY opinion is ur judging & overly dramatic & don't have any facts or know what ur talking about.

yes, they are getting ready to migrate :-)

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.
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when I was filming it I thought it might be another stingray. It wasn't until I got home and looked at it on a larger screen that I realized it was just a palm tree branch.

that's a tracking device :-)

No. And I've spent quite a few hours over the last couple weeks watching it and hoping to get a shot of it using its weapon. I haven't got that shot yet, but I may still get lucky.

drone flown from the boat

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.
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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

I think they are mostly bull sharks.

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

I thought I at least knew what shit posting was, but this is next level. And I don't remember the last time a shit post gave me such a good laugh.

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.
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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

YouTube video by See Through Canoe This is how a horseshoe crab swims...

Horseshoe crabs are all up and down the entire east coast of the U.S. also. I like seeing the babies in the summer, or watching them swim upside down. Check out the cute little baby at the end of this video, www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPpi...

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

I thought it was a great question and it provided me a perfect opportunity to educate people further. Seriously. :-)