A couple of grunion on a sandy beach, spawning.
The photographer said, "I like how colorful they turn out to be - honestly, when you're standing there looking at them late at night with flashlights they don't look much more than gray." This photo is one of a series.
Image: Carl Manaster.
As long as you send images to me (and I hope it will be for forever), I shall continue to share them with my readership. My purpose for posting these images is to remind all of us of the grandeur of the natural world and that there is a world out there that is populated by millions of unique species. We are a part of this world whether we like it or not: we have a choice to either preserve these species or to destroy them in search of short-term monetary gains. But if we decide to destroy these other life forms, the least we can do is to know what we are destroying by learning that they exist. If you have a high-resolution digitized nature image (I prefer JPG format) that you'd like to share with your fellow readers, feel free to email it to me, along with information about the image and how you'd like it to be credited.
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Can everyone else see the grunions? I can't see anything but the frame where the picture is supposed to go...
Chardyspal
AHA! They have appeared! Yay!
Clapping
Chardyspal
Excellent photo. I've also done quite a bit of fish photography and, as this photographer, Carl Manaster, has mentioned, fish can be a lot more colorful than they appear at first glance. Some of the most bland looking little fish in streams, creeks and ditches are incredibly beautiful when photographed under the right conditions.