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Big Manta Ray and other types of rays near the beach in St Pete, Florida. These are just a few of the different species of rays in St Pete/Clearwater area. #nature #animals #florida #wildlife #naturephotography

he didn't see the manatee until after it passed him and went under his fishing line.

Guy surf #fishing in the gulf in Florida as a manatee passes in front of him. If you don't want things to sneak up on you in the #ocean wear polarized glasses. If I forget my polarized glasses when I go out, I turn around and go back home to get them. That's how much they help. #beach #florida

Yeah, I mentioned that in the post in a less crass way and more of a family friendly way.

correction = residential & commercial "lawns"

and there are a lot of fisherman that blame any lack of seagrass on manatees instead of the real culprit, which is pollution in the form of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides sprayed on residential & commercial laws, leaky and outdated septic and sewer systems, oil and gas road grime.

Manatees can't dive out of the way in shallow water and their bodies aren't designed to be able to move sideways very quickly. There are also some people that just don't care, I'm not exaggerating that. I hate to say it, many fisherman resent them because they attract tourists to their fishing spots

There are "no boat" areas for manatees throughout Florida. And even more "minimum speed" zones for the protection of manatees. The problem is that manatees are in almost every bay, bayou, spring, river, the gulf AND the atlantic ocean. And people speeding in shallow water in boats & jet skis. The

Manatees are faster than they look. These manatees were in the gulf about 20 feet from the beach near St Petersburg, Florida. If you see manatees chasing each other in the summer, it's one or more males chasing a female. They sometimes pursue them for weeks #nature #animals #beach #wildlife #florida

I would correct the "break their ribs" comment but I get tired of watching people chasing dolphins in boats and swimming or running after them. Just like manatees, dolphins are regularly hit by boats. It's not uncommon to see them without dorsal fins or with propeller gashes on their backs.

when you call something fake or AI and it's actually real you end up looking like an idiot that's trying to impress people with their ability to recognize AI, and failing miserably. It's just a dolphin scaring people at the beach, it happens all the time. smh.

the dolphin was just feeding on a small school of snook that were swimming amongst the people. It had absolutely no interest in the people. I'm sure many of those people just thought the dolphin was being friendly or curious. It wasn't. It was hungry.

Taking No Chances! Guys at the beach in Florida running from a dolphin they thought was a shark, all while holding on to their beers. The dolphin was following a small school of fish that was swimming close to the beach. #nature #funny #animals #beach #florida

that song goes through my head every time I film a manatee swimming through a school of fish or rays, or a group of people at the beach :-)

A Manatee swimming with a HUGE group of rays in Tampa Bay, Florida. Manatees are found in freshwater but are mostly saltwater animals. Freshwater habitats aren't big enough to support a breeding population of manatees. #nature #animals #amazing #florida #wildlife

Yep, recognizing opportunities and taking a moment to try and understand the things that are happening around you often make the difference between going home with nothing, or going home with something Awesome! Beautiful Shot. I feel a little chilly now :-)

Fishing in Florida... You'll hardly ever see people catching fish at the beach in #Florida but it's not because there aren't any fish there. Most of the people #fishing at the beach are tourists. If you see someone catching a #fish at the #beach they are almost certainly a local. #wheresthefish

Ty. TN is beautiful & I've spent a good bit of time there. It's the gulf side of Florida that always calls to me though. I wish Florida had some mountains to escape the hot weather.

Large Spotted Eagle Rays at the beach near Clearwater, Florida a few days ago. These big rays were swimming just a few feet from shore. Only a few people noticed them though. #nature #florida #beach #animals #wildlife