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Bonaire Dec-2011

We spent Christmas week of 2011 in Bonaire. We stayed at the Sand Dollar condos and spent much of our time diving on the Bari Reef (Sand Dollar's house reef.) We did a few shore dives on the south side this trip, including Salt Pier, but Kim was getting over a sinus infection for the first few days of the trip and Darren was sick later in the week, so that limited our shore diving. We had not been diving on Bari Reef in 3 years so we were perfectly happy doing a number of dives here. All photos were taken with my Canon 40D using Canon 60mm, Canon 100mm, and Tokina 10-15mm lenses and dual Inon strobes.
Juvenile smooth trunkfish g4/83/838783/3/140934079.QxDPmF82.jpg g4/83/838783/3/140934078.RFu7pfVE.jpg French grunt
Spotted drum Red-banded parrotfish Sharptail eel Juvenile french angelfish
Midnight parrotfish Christmas tree worms Banded coral shrimp with eggs A closer shot
Here are the eggs - see the eyes and front of the face in each one Basket star Schoolmaster Pair of hermit crabs out at night
Small smooth trunkfish Lettuce slug White-spotted filefish Pederson cleaner shrimp
Slippery Dick juvenile Sharpnose puffer Goby? Not sure what type . . . g4/83/838783/3/140934723.IwWpQcHy.jpg
Butter hamlet Trumpetfish Goatfish hanging out The one with the camera looks hungry - I'm outta here . . .
Christmas tree worm Scrawled filefish Peacock flounder Dusky squirrelfish
Fireworm on rod coral Juvenile tang (yellow phase) Red hermit crab Pair of squirrelfish
Turtle Rock hind Rosy razorfish - female Fairy basslet
Spinyhead blenny in sponge Lantern bass Banded coral shrimp Bluestripe grunt
Purple tube sponges Sea rod and plume corals Brain coral Branching vase sponge
Sea plume coral Rope sponge Elephant ear sponge Schooling striped grunts
Corals and sponges Branching tube sponge Branching vase sponge Pederson cleaner shrimp grooming Darren's fingernail
Working on the cuticle Slender filefish hiding in coral Redband parrotfish Octopus retreating into his home
Hiding in his hole Honeycomb cowfish Redspotted hawkfish Small smooth trunkfish
Pallid goby Peppermint shrimp and hermit crab hiding in sponge Redband parrotfish Peacock flounder in flight
Pederson cleaner shrimp on orange sponge g4/83/838783/3/140935267.T7NIw7tI.jpg Honeycomb cowfish Peppermint goby
Shy hamlet Flamingo tonge snail Blackbar soldierfish Spotted eel
Queen angelfish g4/83/838783/3/140934155.Ej5nIWqS.jpg Octopus Rock hind with cleaner shrimp
Yellownose goby Spanish hogfish Red hermit crab in sponge- he looks stuck Found him again on the way back - coming out of his shell
Here he is on a later dive Blue tang Ringed blenny (thanks to Bill Goodwin for the ID!) Flaminbgo tongue snail
Juvenile spanish hogfish Secretary blenny g4/83/838783/3/140935115.gapjRwKc.jpg Arrow crab in vase sponge
Sargeant major (male in dark phase while guarding eggs) Reef scorpionfish on purple vase sponge g4/83/838783/3/140934161.KbsfLlnI.jpg Sharknose goby
Flounder Brittle star on sponge Yellownose goby Red-lip blenny
Graysby Sailfin blenny? Peacock flounder Smooth trunkfish
Red hermit crab g4/83/838783/3/140935043.G42dTOHF.jpg Smooth trunkfish Christmas tree worm
Banded coral shrimp Slippery Dick juvenile Can you see me? How about now?
Now? Here I  come Now you see me - juvenile octopus Platform at the salt pier
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g4/83/838783/3/140934792.TyYaXYN0.jpg g4/83/838783/3/140934738.ARADMOvl.jpg g4/83/838783/3/140934737.yLSJMGXs.jpg g4/83/838783/3/140934736.f7e1eEIU.jpg
g4/83/838783/3/140934728.Rt4nqYZn.jpg g4/83/838783/3/140934729.KZIBJjg6.jpg g4/83/838783/3/140934747.OngyuF5b.jpg Spotted drum
Arrow crab - notice the broken head Harlequinn bass Spotted scorpionfish Christmas tree worm on star coral
Goldentail eel Juvenille blue angelfish Saddled blenny Spotted eel
Striped parrotfish Octopus g4/83/838783/3/140934932.VVVdtCTK.jpg Sergeant major
Sand diver Turtle searching for food Working hard to get to a sponge Banded coral shrimp
Squirrelfish Giant anemone Bridled goby Redspotted hawkfish
Juvenile smooth trunkfish g4/83/838783/3/140934719.WkKAhwlO.jpg Goldentail eel Longfin damselfish juvenile
Secretary blenny Red hermit crab Four-eye butterflyfish Flamingo tongue snail
Spotted scorpionfish Squid g4/83/838783/3/140934325.hVEK2hw9.jpg Spotted drum
Christmastree worm Grasby on sponge Green clinging crab hiding under anemone Yellowhead wrasse juvenile
Scrawled filefish Spotted eel being cleaned by Pederson shrimp Blue chromis Lobster
g4/83/838783/3/140934930.HK4Akbvq.jpg Queen angelfish (transitioning to adult phase) g4/83/838783/3/140934232.VSCnFFEO.jpg Brittle star
Sand diver Red-stripe hermit crab Banded butterflyfish Hawksbill turtle
g4/83/838783/3/140934228.mWN16OSv.jpg g4/83/838783/3/140934229.ODWZpq3X.jpg Giant anemone Juvenile snapper?
Arrow crab Lantern bass Eel - not sure what kind - may be purplemouth moray? g4/83/838783/3/140934169.NUvzAI6L.jpg
Sheepshead porgy Elephant ear sponge Schooling fish by rope sponge Sea rod coral
Elephant ear sponge with plate coral Purple tube sponge Branching vase sponge Branching vase sponge
Purple tube sponge Elephant ear sponge with sea rod coral