The great stingray migration

Taken by an amateur photographer in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, these photos show the great migration of the Cow-nose Stingrays from the Yucatan Peninsula to western Florida. They travel in compact packs of up to 10,000 individuals, following the counter-clockwise current to their summer feeding grounds.

These bovine-looking stingrays have a poisonous stinger, similar to the one that killed animal-lover Steve Irwin, but this doesn’t make them less pleasant to look at, especially during their migration.

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7 Responses to “The great stingray migration”

  1. Micaman says:

    Absolutely amazing! Great post!

  2. RunningTop says:

    Poisonous or not they are beautiful creatures moving in such grace! I envy them!

  3. Edgar says:

    Unbelievable, !!! amazing post!!!

  4. SANDINITE says:

    I’M EXTREMELY FAMILIAR WITH PHOTOSHOP AND THESE PICTURES ARE THE REAL DEAL. NO MANIPULATING AT ALL. I GIVE THANKS TO THE PERSON WHO SHARED THIS INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH THE WORLD.

  5. Rachel says:

    wow, speaking as a photographer, I must say that the composition on these are just so-so, but the photos themselves are very interesting. I know that subject matter like this are hard to take pictures of, but the artist here did a great job.

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