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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

#SCUBA #diving back in #Roatán, #Honduras. A still from an amazing interaction with a #Seaturtle. #underwater #photography. Not color-corrected. The water there was just so #blue. 🦑🤿🤙

Green sea turtle on a reef in Roatán, Honduras. Scroll through this feed and find the video of this guy playing peek-a-boo. So so cool!!

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

“Look at the big #BrainCoral on Brad.” ( #underwater #PulpFiction?) #SCUBA #diving seeing #MarineLife in #Curaçao. Love the little feather dusters too. #Wideangle #photography. Hope everyone has a beautiful #Sunday. 🦑🤿🤙

Divers seen from the vantage point of a brain coral in Curaçao. Notice the feather dusters on the brain coral.

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Someone say #FrenchAngelfish? Amazing how this #MarineLife change as they grow. The side by side #underwater #photography is from #Curaçao. The #SCUBA #diving video is #Bonaire. Color corrected for better viewing. More in the Alt-txt. Enough interest and I’ll post unedited version. #SeaLife 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

@shallowseasgallery.com inspired. While at the #BlueHeronBridge in #RivieraBeach, #Florida, just trying to get #underwater #photography of the different #species of #MarineLife. There was one #fish I didn’t notice until watching the film back. #ScorpionFish. TWICE that’s happened at this site. 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

#SCUBA #diving just off the #reef in #StCroix, #USVI. Whaddaya know? #SeaTurtle eating some #seagrass. There was a field of #GardenEels nearby. Wonder if they ever get eaten? Loving the #MarineLife. #underwater #photography #videography 🐢🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Just a brief moment in time, #SCUBA #diving along the edge of the #reef, focused on one particular #MarineLife #species. #PorcupinePufferfish #pufferfish #Underwater #photography & #videography in #Curaçao. 🐡🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

#SurfaceInterval from #SCUBA #diving. Bc it’s #Florida man, right out in my backyard. #Alligator #SwampPuppy. Is it considered #MarineLife? Y’all were amazing with the last ask, 50 likes and I’ll post the video of this #Catfish dinner. 🦑🐊🐟🤿🤙 above water #photography.

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Other than YT to share long form videos w/ close friends/family, I do not “social media.” But I heard good things about #BlueSky. It may not mean much to others, but I’m 😊🤯🙏 in 52 days, over 100 of you have given a follow…Here’s over 100 grunts as thanks. #SCUBA #dive #Underwater #photography🦑🤿🤙

Large school of grunts and pork fish (among others) off West Palm Beach, Florida

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Man of my word. Appreciate everyone’s interest 🙏😊. Here is the #wideangle #underwater #phtography of the previous post. #Bonaire is one of my favorite places to #SCUBA #dive. The sloping #reef makes it perfect for #divers of all levels. The #MarineLife is a wonder. 🦑🤿🤙

Wider angle shot of the previous post. On the house reef of Divi Flamingo resort.

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Small slice of #heaven while #underwater #SCUBA #diving in #Bonaire. The #MarineLife doesn’t have to be big to be beautiful. #Anemone #firecoral. 25 likes or more and I’ll post the wider shot #photography 🙏🦑🤿🤙

Mini reef on a piece of concrete in Bonaire. The house reef at Divi Flamingo is beautiful.

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

What do you do #underwater when ya gotta go? The elusive #MarineLife, the porcelain throne. #SpiegelGrove hidden toilet. Anyone else been on this wreck in #KeyLargo, #Florida? Anyone else find the toilet? Didn’t take this pic, bc it is me LOL. #SCUBA #diving.

There’s a toilet somewhere on the Spiegel Grove, man made reef, in Key Largo, FL. Have you found it before? Was already overstaying my welcome at this depth so didn’t get all the way back to the potty 😆.

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

A red #Squirrelfish, an #ArrowCrab, and a spotted #MorayEel swim up to a sponge…comment your joke below. This was a lucky find on a #WestPalmBeach, #Florida #SCUBA #dive. Considering the #drift I appreciated seeing these #MarineLife species all in a line. #Underwater #Photography #SeaLife 🦑🦀🤿🤙

From left to right, a Red Squirrelfish, arrow crab, and a spotted moray eel on a reef off the coast of West Palm Beach, Florida

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

More #Chromis in #Bonaire. This is from a dawn #dive, when the #reef wakes up. Spot the #FrenchAngel? It’s a humbling thing to be surrounded by so much #MarineLife while #SCUBAdiving. #Underwater #Photography #ABCIslands 🙏🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Almost two weeks ago, I posted an #underwater #photograph of “Atlantic Bigeyes.” Found the #ScientificName, Priacanthus arenatus. Here’s a video of me #driftdiving through/with the #MarineLife. #SCUBA #Dive #WestPalmBeach, #Florida. 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Sometimes the call from #TheDeep is powerful. #SCUBA #diving around 60’ (18m) I just wanted so badly to head into the #Blue. My #divebuddy isn’t certified to go deeper so not this time. Checking out the #MarineLife #underwater in #Roatán, #Honduras, #photography on #SeaLife #camera 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Just off the #reef in #StCroix #USVI the biggest #seaslug or #seacucumber I’ve ever seen grabbed my attention. It was a thick, bumpy, moving log. The #texture looked wild. There’s all kinds of #MarineLife down there y’all! #underwater #photography #SeaLife 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Caught these banded #Butterflyfish swimming for cover in #Cozumel #Mexico. Always on the lookout for cool #MarineLife while #SCUBA #diving. #underwater #photography. Such a pretty pair. #SeaLife 🦑🤿🤙

Pair of banded butterflyfish with black and white striping swimming against a sandy bottom background in Cozumel, Mexico.

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Poor #Pufferfish. I tried to catch up to this dude on a #SCUBA #dive in #Curaçao. Couldn’t catch him before I was way too far from the group. If you’re #underwater, taking #photography or not, please pick up any #oceantrash you can. Need to protect the #MarineLife. 🙏🦑🤿🤙

Porcupine puffer fish swimming on a reef in Curaçao. It had a ziptie stuck in its mouth. He swam too fast for me to try and help him. Please clean up any ocean trash you find while diving. Grab the beach trash while you’re beaching to keep it from becoming ocean trash 🙏

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

#SCUBA #diving in #Roatán, saw this fat #ChannelCrab among the #MarineLife. You can hear my reaction 😂. Please (don’t) ignore the #bleached #coral. Not great for the shot, terrible for the #reef and #planet. But the big #crab is cool. #Underwater #photography #videography 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

While #SCUBA #diving #underwater, I was filming these two sharp-nose #pufferfish. They’re so cute. Unfortunately, the #coral is #bleaching. Let’s not forget, #coral is also #MarineLife #Curaçao. We need to do better. 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Staying in #Curaçao, just an #underwater #wideangel #videography #SCUBA #reef flyover. How many #MarineLife species can you spot? Comment below. Surprise #FrenchAngelfish at the end…Hope you (are starting to) love them as much as I do. Thanks for the likes, follows, & reposts. 😊🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

From #SCUBA #diving in #WestPalm hopping back to #Curaçao. Always appreciate the macro work from the likes of @moistmacro.bsky.social, @shallowseasgallery.com, @joeofthedeep.bsky.social, @divetravel.bsky.social among others 🙏. They would have focused on the #featherduster. #wideangle #MarineLife🦑🤿🤙

Leaving the macro photography to others, here is an underwater landscape in Curaçao of a dive site called Atlantis. Ever been?

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Don’t usually take this kind of 360° #underwater shot while #SCUBA #diving, but when one is surrounded by this much #MarineLife, well, it was spectacular! Cool #filefish at the end. This site is called #Teardrop off the coast of #WestPalm. 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Another #dive in #KeyLargo. This #reef is called #BananaPatch. An #oasis in the sand. Lots of places in the #FloridaKeys are shallow enough for #snorkeling and #SCUBA. If I’m going in, I’m staying down - with me? Lots of #MarineLife at this spot. Did you catch the invasive baby #Lionfish? 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Funny story with this #shark we saw #SCUBA #diving on the #SpiegelGrove in #KeyLargo. I’ll put it in the Alt-txt if you’re interested. This is an amazing #wreckdive for more advanced #divers. This particular day the current wasn’t too bad and the viz was great for the site. #MarineLife 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

69’ in depth for my 69th follower! Really do appreciate all of you who come over to interact with my #SCUBA #diving #MarineLife #underwater #photography and videos. #Bluesky ahead in 2025. Alt-txt describes the displayed data. 🙏🦑🤿🤙

A little tough to read, but listed are the current time 10:11:28, the max depth 72’ (22m), the current water temp 84.8°F, NDL 16 mins, dive time 32:33, and right in the middle the current depth, 69’ (21m).

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Hopping back over to #St.Croix, #USVI for a #SCUBA #dive. Some favorite posts are #underwater #macro #photography. Let’s make a deal: You take the macro, I’ll watch your back with the #SeaLife wide-angle lens. Then we can share different views of all the #MarineLife on our dive. 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

#Underwater fun while at #RoyalCaribbean private island #CocoCay. Got in a last minute #dive. Had my #SCUBA gear, they had an open spot - yes please. #SquirrelFish #MarineLife. 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

A happy, healthy, prosperous new year to all!! Back #underwater! This is a #SCUBA two-fer. Both from #Curaçao. I promised #FrenchAngels. They have so much personality. Also, a video of the #seascape photo I posted a while back. How many #MarineLife species can you count? 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Time for a SIT from #SCUBA #diving. Still going to show some cool #MarineLife. More from the #WhaleWatching in #Alaska from last week. Promised @whaletalesorg.bsky.social #WhaleTales I’d let them know when this was posted. The link to the long form video on my YT channel is in the Alt-txt. 🦑🐋🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

There was an earlier warning that if you stick around you will see more #FrenchAngelfish - they’re one of my faves! This #MarineLife pair were seen on a #SCUBA #dive in #Cozumel. This would be the second fish I’d get #tattooed. How about you? #underwater #photography. 🦑🤿🤙

Pair of French Angel fish in Cozumel, Mexico

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

#SCUBA #diving in #freshwater. More from the #RainbowRiver. The water percolates up from the aquifer. See the Alt txt for depth/temp. The #MarineLife will come check YOU out! Anyone else dive freshwater? 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

This was a big-eyed #MarineLife find. School of Atlantic big eyes (not sure the scientific name) while #SCUBA #diving off #WestPalmBeach. As I coasted through the school some changed color - probably partially from my lights and partially how they react to danger. Want to see more from this dive?

Beautiful day of boat diving off West Palm Beach

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Who likes drift #diving? Find neutral buoyancy and let the current carry you along. So relaxing. Just have to be quick with the #underwater #photography to capture the #MarineLife. The head on this green #MorayEel was huge. #SCUBA off the coast of #WestPalmBeach #Florida 🦑🤿🤙

Green Moray Eel sticking its head out of the rocks on a reef off West Palm Beach. These “shallow” reefs are between 40-60 feet (12-18 meters).

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

#SCUBA can take you to the most amazing places with incredible #MarineLife. #Humbled & appreciate how over the last month 50 of you want to go #underwater with me. Trying to post at least 1x/day. Feel free to share. With the 50 follower milestone, here’s the teased #Scorpionfish - enjoy! 🙏🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

#Scrawled #Filefish on a #SCUBA #dive in #Cozumel #Mexico. Their odd shape, pattern, and color remind me almost of a painter’s pallet ( #BobRoss ) #underwater See the dark blue/black fish below? Read the Alt-txt. #DriftDiving with the #MarineLife in Mexico is so worth it! 🦑🤿🤙

Scrawled filefish as seen diving in Cozumel, Mexico. This one was probably close to full grown at around 18-20 inches (45-50cm). Love the mottled pattern with the blue spots. So beautiful. The black fish below it is a surgeonfish.

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

#SCUBA #diving, if you’re the #diver having trouble clearing your #ears, get a cool shot of the group. They count as #MarineLife, right? This #holidayseason, may your head (metaphorically) remain above water so we can all enjoy what is #underwater in 2025. Happy #Christma-kkah or #Hanu-Mas. 🦑🤿🤙

Group of divers from above in Cozumel Mexico. Beginning of the dive, having some trouble clearing my ears, not wasting time with the camera.

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

#Starfish as seen while #SCUBA #diving in #Cozumel. When people tell you that they think a particular place to dive is no good, you should still consider going. If I had believed the hype, we would have missed a really awesome #dive day. Time #underwater #Marinelife in #Mexico 🦑🤿🤙. #starfish

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Surface Interval!! There was no #diving on this trip to #Alaska. Truly, one of the most #majestic surface spots I’ve seen. A taste of what we saw on our #adventure. Some #MarineLife from the surface. If there is enough interest, I’ll post more of this incredible #humpback #whale experience. 🦑🐋🤿🤙

Humpback whale breaching off the coast of Juneau, Alaska in July 2024

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Gotta be careful of anything #underwater with #fire in the name. Chunk of #FireCoral with some #FeatherDusters on a #reef in #Bonaire. Be careful #SCUBA #diving near this stuff…look but don’t touch. Live in harmony with the #MarineLife 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

25 likes for video of this #seaturtle eating #underwater. Seen #SCUBA #diving off of #StCroix #USVI. Love seeing #MarineLife grazing. Keep your distance, but if they come to you, enjoy your #MagicMoment. 🦑🤿🤙

Young turtle eating sea grass off the sandy bottom in St Croix

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Back #SCUBA #diving in #Roatán, there was an amazing interaction with a #SeaTurtle. This particular #MarineLife interaction was right up there. The things we experience #underwater! Link to a longer video in the Alt-Txt. Thank you for the views, likes, and follows 🙏 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

More from #StCroix #USVI. When a big, green moray joins the scene. #SCUBA #diving is an awesome #underwater adventure. The #MarineLife can surprise you. (Link to the full video in the Alt txt). #GreenMorayEel 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

This is the approach to the #FairyBasslets. #SCUBA #Diving in #StCroix #USVI. Love how the color pops when the light hits. So much beauty #underwater that we don’t always see. Live the #MarineLife 🦑🤿🤙 (Video was slowed but no color correction). Appreciate all of your views, likes, and follows 🙏

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

A small, yet beautiful example of #MarineLife is the #RoyalGramma. AKA #FairyBasslet. Love seeing these little purple/gold fish. Could be a favorite of #LSU fans? There are at least five in the photo. #SCUBA #diving #underwater in #StCroix #USVI 🦑🤿🤙

Small, yet beautiful Fairy Basslet aka Royal Gramma on a reef in St Croix, US Virgin Islands

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Night #dives are so much fun! You never know what #MarineLife #SCUBA surprises there will be. This was a cool looking #Jellyfish from a night dive off #Islamorada. My #divebuddy thought I was getting too close #underwater and yanked me back. No one got tagged in the making of this photo. 😂🦑🤿🤙

Jellyfish while night diving off of Islamorada in the Florida Keys

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

#Shadow #selfie while #SCUBA #diving in #KeyLargo. This was just over a sand patch but there was a lot of #MarineLife around us #underwater. 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Think of all the #MarineLife that will eventually live in the #coral grown here in #Curaçao. #SCUBA #dive motto “Be a #reef #lover and hover.” 🦑🤿🤙

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MikeR DiveR @mikerdiver.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

When #SCUBA #diving remember to take it slow and look around. You’ll find the coolest #MarineLife when NOT in a hurry. Another #underwater hidden gem. Noticed this #snowflake #eel tucked up in the #coral on a #dive in #Curaçao. 🦑🤿🤙

Snowflake eel hidden among the corals in Curaçao

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