Sharks in The Right Blue

Judging from our traffic statistics, a lot of people look on the worldwide web for information about sharks and photos of these predator fish. The word 'shark' and phrases containing that word always are among the top keywords that bring search traffic to The Right Blue, month after month.

Here is a directory of articles about sharks in The Right Blue:

• Have you seen any sharks? - August 10, 2007
• Have you ever seen a pregnant shark? - January 8, 2015
• On a collision course with critters in the sea - June 9, 2008
• Tiger Sharks Don't Floss - August 8, 2008
• The Day We Met the Landlord - August 9, 2008
• In case of shark attack... [Humor] - August 12, 2008
• On Sharks, Spearfishing, and Senseless Killing - January 18, 2009
• Whale Sharks: The biggest fishes in the ocean [with video] - February 26, 2010
• Whale Shark excitement on the Kona Coast [with video] - March 4, 2010

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Here is a directory of shark photos in The Right Blue:

• Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), swimming just below the surface of the water
• Pregnant Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus), two sharks: one pregnant and one not! - Celebes Sea: Pulau Sipadan
• Juvenile Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus), hiding under coral - Red Sea: Abu Kifan Reef
• Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus), resting on a reef slope - Celebes Sea: Pulau Sipadan
• Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus), swimming - Celebes Sea: Pulau Sipadan
• Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus), looking for lunch - Celebes Sea: Bunaken Island
• Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus), sneaking up behind an underwater photographer - Celebes Sea: Pulau Sipadan

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Shark videos on The Right Blue:

• Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus), with divers at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean
• Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), with snorkelers on the Kona Coast of Hawaii

To Friends of 'The Right Blue' -- Thank You!

From time to time, one of our readers writes about one of our articles or photos and links to The Right Blue. Some of our fellow bloggers have given awards to The Right Blue. We list all of these on our blogroll page, but we admit we're not very good about passing them along.

Today we would like to acknowledge and thank those who have given us recognition in the past few months, including (in chronological order):

• Gabriel at Live from Waterloo
• Lavender Bay at Voice of the Turtle
• 2SWEETNSAXY at Eyes Mind Heart (who gave us two awards!)
• Antigoni at Antigoni's Diary
• Chris at A Free Man
• Pua and Keoki at Best Hawaii Vacation Blog
• Sheila at Go Visit Hawaii

In addition, we'd like to recognize artist Carol Cooper who wrote a thoughtful piece on her blog, Compass WebWorks, about how photographers help all of us to see things in the world that we might otherwise not see, except Through Their Eyes. To illustrate her point, Carol used a macro photo of Bubble Coral, by Bobbie.

And then there is ZJ, who writes The Sreisaat Adventures in Cambodia. ZJ and Bobbie are both regular Wordless Wednesday participants and have been visiting each other's blogs for at least a year now. Imagine what a surprise it was to visit her blog this past Wednesday to see that she had posted a photo she took of a shark, and had titled that post Emulating Bobbie! What a wonderful compliment!

We thank these blogger friends for thinking of us in such a positive way and expressing it. We also would like to thank all of our subscribers and regular readers, especially those who participate interactively with us by asking questions and leaving comments. Included in that group are the many participants in the Wordless Wednesday and Watery Wednesday photo memes who stop by each week.

Special thanks goes to those who have submitted various pages on The Right Blue to StumbleUpon and Digg.

You are all 'true blue' Friends of The Right Blue!

So, we decided to give all of you our own Friend of The Right Blue award. If you like, you can put a Friend of The Right Blue badge on your blog's awards page or sidebar [we've made three different sizes], but regardless, please know that we appreciate all of you very much. We enjoy your virtual companionship, and we are grateful for your friendship and support. Thank you all so much!

Juvenile Shark in the Red Sea

What: Juvenile Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus).

Where: I took this photo at Abu Kifan reef, near Safaga, Egypt.

[Click on the photo to enlarge.]

Napoleon Wrasse: The Video

Last month we did several posts about a big fish called the Napoleon Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus). One was a story about some encounters with the Napoleon Wrasse, and the other two were photo posts: here, and here.

I came across a video on YouTube that shows a Napoleon Wrasse in the Red Sea. According to the videographer, it was shot just a few miles away from where I photographed the Napoleons.

Notice the 'ball-turret' eyeballs that I described in our encounter post. Two other things of note: at about 55 seconds into the video, note that a Remora (a.k.a. 'shark-sucker') appears and attaches itself to the Napoleon's underbelly where it remains for the rest of the video; and beginning at about 1:53, there is a patch of fire coral visible in the left foreground the the video frame. (Long-time readers will recall that we discussed fire coral about a year ago on The Right Blue, and followed up with a photo of the most typical Red Sea fire coral, the same species seen in the video.)

Here's the video. [Tip: Turn off your sound if you don't like Frank Sinatra!]



If the video does not play or display properly above, click here to view it on YouTube.

Tip of the hat to frostcl for posting this video of the Napoleon Wrasse on YouTube for all of us to enjoy.