Camilao Island to Panglao Island, Post Retirement Dives 859-860 June 26, 2025

Below are some photos from another four great dives with Atlantis Azores. If you'd like to see more, please go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/mz5DqRB1KEMWBVeU6 You can never have too many cute False Clownfish, Nemo's cousins, plus cool coral, a scorpionfish, another sea turtle (can't have too many of them, either). Below:

These reefs have many beautiful soft corals in addition to hard corals. Below:

A patient Trumpetfish with whip coral followed by, guess what!? More cute False Clownfish! Below:

Swarming school of Coral Catfish, each about 5 inches long, below:

More beautiful soft coral, a Crown of Thorns Sea Star, soft coral, a Sea Turtle (boy they've got lots and lots of sea turtles in this region of the Philippines!),Scorpionfish, and a Stonefish I'm proud to have spotted. Stonefish and scorpionfish are prime examples why you don't touch the bottom even if it is obviously free of living coral, without careful consideration. Below:

Phillip, one of Tom Campbell's lifelong friends, hanging out, below:

Our great guide, Cian, hanging off the wall looking for cool critters for us. He's very very good. Below:

A White Eyed Moray, below:

Below: Filter feeding Mackeral of some type (maybe tbd...):

A beautiful light Gray Frogfish camouflaged on a same colored sponge, waiting for his dinner, followed by another, frowning, Scorpionfish, below:

Cian with a sea turtle followed by a 5 inch Frogfish, below:

Alona Beach, post retirement dive 855-858 June 25,2025

Below are some pictures from these dives, I'm very pleased they include a Comet, in this case, not a celestrial object but a very shy elusive extraordinarily exotic hard to photograph fish. To see more from these dives, please go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/AimTbUfvVm7mZR386 Below:Zebra Pufferfish with soft coral, Two Spot Snappers, followed by a pair of Moorish Idols.

Emperor Angelfish, below:

A juvenile Ribbon Sweetlips, below:

Above: A Regal Angelfish Below: As we drifted along the reef we passed below (thankfully!) Atlantis Azores sitting on the surface, followed by a local Panga.

I know you're eager to see another fine family of False Clownfish! Below:

Beautiful Feather worms (I think) followed by an exotic shrimp in Bubble Coral, below:

Below: Nudibranchs, species tbd.

Cian pointed out a Banded Sea Kraite, very venemous, back in a shallow cave. I carefully tucked in and focused and took his picture. He was decidedly mispleased. I carefully backed out of the cave. Below:

Above: A Giant Frogfish face. Can you find his eye? On his right. Avove: Below: An adorable 2 inch Yellow Spotted Trunkfish

Below: Another difficult to macro photo subject, Banded Pipefish.

This Banded Pipefish is carrying eggs. Look closely in the next picture, below:

Below: A Blue Striped Flatworm, about 3 inches long.

An adorable, beautiful four inch Cowfish, with a Chocolate Chip Seastar below:

Below: A White Eyed Moray peaks out

What a cute pair...of deadly ambush predator Lizardfish

4 inch Frogfish. Can you find her eye? No? Me neither. Below:

Below: Found under "cryptic crevice dwellers" in Reef Fish Identification Tropical Pacific, a Comet. I've only ever seen a few and this is the first I've had much success photographing. Maybe 8 inches long.

A very cool Moray followed by a beautiful 1 inch nudibranch, below: